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Meanings of first instinct in English

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Usage of first instinct in English
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Laurel's first instinct was to say no, but she'd enjoyed David's company.
Wings
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Her first instinct in refusing to know Maisie had been profoundly right.
Anne Severn and the Fieldings
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Your first instinct is, as Mr Morrison says, to withdraw into yourself.
News.com.au
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It seemed incredible to me, and my first instinct was to fly.
The Shrieking Pit
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The first instinct of fatherhood came to him, a thrilling, uplifting feeling.
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 3
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Sarah stared at her, startled, her first instinct to deny it vehemently.
The millionaire's rebellious mistress
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When publicly censured our first instinct is to make everybody a codefendant.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 8 / Negligible Tal...
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Braking was the first instinct, but sometimes you had to override it.
While i'm falling
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His first instinct is to panic and scream and wander blindly about.
The Kill Order
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Her first instinct was to head in the direction of the horses.
Big sky standoff
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Her first instinct when we were naked was always to pleasure me.
Beautiful Bitch
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The woman's first instinct would be to shut and fasten the window.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
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He says: My first instinct was: 'You cheeky so and so.
The Guardian
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I lifted a hand and stepped forward, my first instinct to help him.
Death masks
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As parents our first instinct is always to protect our children.
The Irish Times
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His first instinct was to leave without being seen, and this puzzled him.
Pines
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