At the mention of those names I gave an involuntary start.

After a few moments, he raised himself with an involuntary start, and saw the picture gazing at him from its canvas.

His shape seemed to give her an involuntary start of delight.

She composed herself quickly and hoped her small involuntary start would be taken for surprise rather than guilt.

He didn't miss the involuntary start, she gave at mention of the wand.

He would give an involuntary start, and turn to see only the unblinking eyes of the monitoring equipment.

The agent gave an involuntary start, then recovered himself, and hurried off.

And these involuntary starts of fancy were, after all, but the setting of a picture in which three people kept before him.

I felt his first involuntary start, and then he pulled me to him, arm tight around my back, mouth answering mine.

Kyle gasped again, out loud this time, as he once more gave an involuntary start away from the desk.