Example sentences of "which spring [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They are often sited in very desirable locations : mental hospitals , in particular , such as the former county asylums which sprung up after the Lunacy Act of 1847 , are located on the outskirts of towns , in landscaped grounds thoughtfully planned for the patients ' well-being .
2 It seemed unlikely , however , that the committees of provincial gentry which sprang up in the wake of the Nazimov Rescript would welcome any form of emancipation , let alone emancipation with land .
3 It 's clear that the many non-party political groups which sprang up in the wake of the election , bodies such as Common Cause and Scotland United , are now prepared to work together in a coalition to stage further events highlighting the deficiencies of the current constitutional arrangements .
4 A lawyer , he lives in one of the swish apartment blocks which sprang out of the rubble left by the last act of licensed hooliganism to hit Cagliari , namely the second world war .
5 The forces of reaction which spring up in the face of change are swift to exaggerate these undesirable elements of the situation and to use the arguments which exploitation provides for repression .
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