1.   My first instinct was to hit the dirt.

2.   My first instinct was to lie about it.

3.   Our first instinct was to hit the dirt.

4.   His first instinct was to rush back to Isobel.

5.   Our first instinct was to run.

6.   Her first instinct was to sweep majestically from the terrace, as any affronted heroine would feel impelled to do.

7.   But Nora was no longer a woman of first instincts.

8.   She became once more a woman of first instincts.

9.   And the first instinct of managers - at least in recent years - is to cut, cut, cut.

10.   And while their first instinct is to blame each other, owners and players can blame only themselves.