But he'd been too absorbed in what he was doing and the impulse simply faded again.

The smiling impulse faded.

The impulse to write poetry had long since faded, and "The Elder Statesman" (1959) had been conceived as the last play.

The impulse faded fast.

He almost changed his mind and ran after her, but the impulse faded with the thought of setting foot on Dynasia.

Michael stepped beside Baal and Virga felt the impulse fade.

I never experienced great frustration-rather, the impulse simply faded away.

Then I guess you'd better hang around until the impulse fades.

Slowly, the impulse faded.

For an instant Fox was going to hit the little idiot, but the impulse faded.