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  • proper noun a street in London between Bishopsgate and Aldgate; the site of former mansion of the Abbots of Bury

Etymologies

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Possible corruption of Bury’s Marks

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Examples

  • The 6 Bevis Marks development could be partly financed by French insurance group AXA SA, according to people that are familiar with the situation.

    Europe's Banks Get Creative With Refinancing 2010

  • One sign of this: Germany's Eurohypo AG has taken control of an office development at 6 Bevis Marks in London from Spanish developer Monteverde and is now in talks to build on the site.

    Europe's Banks Get Creative With Refinancing 2010

  • The Eurohypo's 6 Bevis Marks deal, meanwhile, is a typical way that banks are trying to work out distressed loans without being forced to book any losses.

    Europe's Banks Get Creative With Refinancing 2010

  • Bevis Marks broke ranks in the late 19th century, and began admitting converts, though.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Holland shrugged, but Jacobson informed them that they were also not far from the famous synagogue of Bevis Marks.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Holland shrugged, but Jacobson informed them that they were also not far from the famous synagogue of Bevis Marks.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • Holland shrugged, but Jacobson informed them that they were also not far from the famous synagogue of Bevis Marks.

    The Blackstone Key Rose Melikan 2008

  • It was sufficient, in short, to know that Bevis Marks was revolutionised by these popular movements, and that peace and quietness fled from its precincts.

    The Old Curiosity Shop 2007

  • Of all messages and inquiries, Kit was, in right of his position, the bearer; thus it came about that, while the single gentleman remained indisposed, Kit turned into Bevis Marks every morning with nearly as much regularity as the General Postman.

    The Old Curiosity Shop 2007

  • He had scarcely bestowed upon him his blessing, and followed it with a general remark touching the present state and prospects of the weather, when, lifting up his eyes, he beheld the single gentleman of Bevis Marks in earnest conversation with Christopher Nubbles.

    The Old Curiosity Shop 2007

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