Marak blinked the blowing dust into tears, resisted the impulse to wipe, that would abrade his eyes.

I cut along Mulberry Street, resisting the impulse to increase my pace.

She never came, and when I slid out of the pew to leave I had to resist the impulse to genuflect - or at least nod - towards the altar.

She resisted the impulse to lift the hand mirror from the table and touch up her eyes.

Few had enough time in which to steel themselves to resist the impulse to put out a hand to catch it.