Example sentences of "a [noun sg] mark on the " in BNC.

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1 I thought that when they took my trousers off I would have a zip mark on the old fellow .
2 It 's got a question mark on the end so it 's a question good .
3 Obviously erm in in receiving those additional figures I accept what the in senior inspector says about not er opening up the need side of the debate but clearly is I think the er Mr from Harrogate is saying it does it does cast a question mark on the supply dimension of the debate in terms of additional and commitments coming into the the figures to meet the Greater York housing requirement .
4 Only one thing stood out : Benjamin said there was a scorch mark on the outside of Cosmas 's door but claimed it could be old .
5 We have to put a shelf mark on the books so that we can shelve the book , but that tells us quite a lot about the subject , and if you start putting those three things together the librarian , as manager of his library , can start to put all this information together — in fact , the computer digests it for him — to give him an overview of how effective his operation is , when he should be buying extra copies , when perhaps he should be thinking of not buying quite so much , or being a little more selective .
6 We have to put a shelf mark on the book so that we can shelve the book , but that tells us quite a lot about the subject .
7 Mr Farrell , of Ross-on-Wye , Hereford and Worcester , showed them where he saw the car parked and pointed out a skid mark on the hard shoulder .
8 And also bought out the insurance company fire brigades where , when you go round a lot of the older buildings in our towns and cities today and even villages , you will find an insurance plaque or an insurance mark on the side of the house or the building concerned .
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