Example sentences of "to drum up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That Bukharin was preparing for a struggle with Stalin at this point can not be doubted and he was attempting to drum up international support among other parties of the Comintern . |
| 2 | In any other sphere of life , when the demand for your product collapses for reasons entirely beyond your control , you do n't try to drum up new custom , you wind the business down and go into something more profitable ’ ‘ But there is a disturbing feeling about that something irreversible may be happening in the world and it is not to Britain 's advantage . |
| 3 | There are some cracking discount deals around at the moment as lenders attempt to drum up new business , but watch out as the headline interest rate does n't always tell the whole story . |
| 4 | England will play two friendlies in Sardinia , when they will hope to drum up local support , before their final warm-up against Tunisia on June 2 . |
| 5 | I shall raise the issue with my hon. Friend the Member for Wiltshire , North ( Mr. Needham ) , who is currently trying to drum up inward investment into Northern Ireland from north America . |