But this seemed like a very odd and inconvenient time to spring such a thing on him.
Much of his initiative seemed to spring from the family's matriarchs.
Suddenly, food seems to spring out of the earth.
Last week the company seemed to spring back to life.
The others heard it also - a rising sigh that seemed to spring from the very air of the room.
The door seemed to spring open in his hand.
For every one that he picked off, another seemed to spring into its place.
The room seemed to spring erect like a folding picture in a child's book.
Chamber music in particular seems to spring from behind the most unlikely bush.
All at once she seemed to spring back to life, screaming, fists beating against him.