Example sentences of "stir up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITAIN 'S big banks stirred up a storm last night after threatening to charge customers for using their own money . |
| 2 | On his release from prison in 1985 , Gusty Spence , the leader of the Shankill UVF and the man convicted of the Malvern St murder , was asked about Paisley 's role and he was frankly dismissive : ‘ I have no time for Paisley 's type of religious fervour or his politics but he had no involvement in re-forming the UVF though he stirred up a lot of tension at that time for his own ends . ’ |
| 3 | In Kate Norgate 's words , the question " stirred up a trouble which was never again to be laid wholly to rest till the child who was its as yet innocent cause had broken his father 's heart " . |
| 4 | Stephan Heitmann has stirred up a storm of protest for suggesting the Germans should draw a line under history including the Holocaust . |
| 5 | As might be expected , the move has stirred up a hornet 's nest of academic fear and loathing against USL and has created a cadre of naive tech weenies ready to form a lynch mob . |
| 6 | ‘ Forbes has stirred up a hornet 's nest . |
| 7 | ‘ The new production quotas have stirred up a hornet 's nest — and that 's without the added difficulty of a flu epidemic . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Those hallucinogenics experiments certainly stirred up a lot of shit . ’ |
| 9 | CREAM cake king Chris Liveras has stirred up a lot of controversey since he decided to build a cake factory the Preston Farm site once earmarked for development by the Ministry of Defence . |
| 10 | The début single had the desired effect of stirring up a wealth of excitement . |
| 11 | ‘ We 're not trying to stir up a hornet 's nest but we do want to let everyone know what we 're trying to achieve , ’ campaign spokesman Steve Melia said . |
| 12 | It was just after Nixon fired Dick Helms and was dumping all over the Company to get us to take the rap for Watergate and Congress was hearing words like assassination and setting up committees and … like everybody was pissing into our bathtub and hoping to stir up a U-boat . |
| 13 | Its quite possible this was taken out of context by teletext — they often do — especially in this case where the press have been trying to stir up a rift for well over a year . |
| 14 | She hated being the centre of attention , but at least it would serve to stir up an interest in her business . |
| 15 | But why stir up a hornet 's nest by accusing Erdle when murder has n't been mentioned ? ’ |
| 16 | However , burying a pet in your garden may stir up a variety of unexpected emotions shortly afterwards . |
| 17 | But Scott could stir up a lot of trouble before next May . |
| 18 | Shall be to promote a spirit of brotherhood among the Members , stir up a desire for self improvement , smooth and tone down the angularities so largely the product of isolated effort , encourage and stimulate individual endeavour , and in short do everything possible to assist each Member to make the most of his or her God-given talents . |