His initial impulse had been to chase them out of the forest.
Well, jumped or was pushed, after the initial impulse it would make no practical difference.
When you see her for the first time, your initial impulse is to recoil.
Part of my initial impulse was to save a child.
Her initial impulse had been to run inside, just under the roof of the barn.
I also felt like a fool for following my initial impulse to come here.
If given enough time to cool off, however, most people can learn to control their initial impulses.
The initial impulse to get more people across America talking is the right one.
"My initial impulse was they wouldn't get the degree of interest among students," said the principal.
They helped me see the importance of that initial creative impulse.