Example sentences of "[noun sg] except the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little industry except the old dog mill which now makes plastic chairs and the new brewery which brews real ale , but being surrounded by the power stations of Drax , Eggborough , Ferrybridge and Thorpe Marsh , it makes a good base for power station workers , who can move for promotion without uprooting their families . |
| 2 | In the former case When m = 0 , all integrals on the right-hand side except the first are zero and therefore This result just confirms , of course , that the steady component is the time average of the signal . |
| 3 | To herself Annabel thought that it would n't interfere with the running of the Universe if enough money could be found somewhere for the university fees and accommodation for Eve Malone , the child who had no home except the big bleak convent with the heavy iron gates . |
| 4 | The summit was attended by heads of government of all five permanent and 10 non-permanent member countries of the Security Council except the Hungarian Prime Minister , Jozsef Antall [ for list of non-permanent members as of Jan. 1 , 1992 , see p. 38555 ] . |
| 5 | Your mother is quite mistaken to assume that there is any other motive except the evident fact that you are not musically endowed . |
| 6 | There was not a sound except the stamping hoofs and as she watched he allowed it to come to the ground , pacing it in that superb prancing way , its silken tail swaying . |
| 7 | For a second or two after the crash , there was no further sound except the steady suppuration of the fire . |
| 8 | They are probably more focused on the overall group position than any other executive director except the chief executive . |
| 9 | And meant only for summer and early autumn ; no heating apparatus except the open fires , and a kitchen rather on a par for mod cons with my cottage at Otters ' Bay . |
| 10 | Today a four-mile-long expanse of shallow , brackish water , scarcely suitable for any vessel except the wild fowler 's punt , reflected the immense Norfolk sky . |
| 11 | This in complete contrast to Holden who , although he criticises other people 's behaviour , does not describe them as individuals ; consequently in ‘ The Catcher in the Rye ’ , there is no serious development of any character except the central figure , whereas in ‘ Villette ’ , several characters are developed . |
| 12 | FROM THE treasury of BBC moving pictures comes a further production of classic action , all set on English fields , all in colour except the first sequence ( the Oval Test of 1968 ) , all pleasant , positive viewing . |
| 13 | It often seems that the New Ager has invented his ‘ science ’ independently of any authority except the optimistic inner influences , and that of lumps of matter whizzing through space . |
| 14 | Coral reefs are among the natural wonders of the world ; richer in species than any other environment except the tropical rain forests . |
| 15 | A millionaire paying an 83 per cent tax rate on all taxable income except the first 54 000 1978–79 was paying only 40 per cent per cent in 1990 91 . |
| 16 | They never manage to engge gethe reader at any level except the cerebral . |
| 17 | Probably any skin except the fine , dry , sensitive skin and ( temporarily ) any skin that 's sunburned . |
| 18 | There were players now on every hole except the first two . |
| 19 | Twomey could forget any vital message to be executed on his morning bicycle trip to the village ; any message except the daily gamble to be placed with the bookmaker , and the newspaper with yesterday 's racing results . |
| 20 | Amongst the great majority , the faith of earlier centuries persisted , at least outwardly ; indeed , if we look for a movement of thought and feeling that by the end of the century had penetrated into every class of society except the highest , we shall find it in the revival of ‘ vital religion ’ , or ‘ enthusiasm ’ , as it was also called . |
| 21 | In a sense this Northern mythology asks more of men , even makes more of them , than does Christianity , for it offers them no heaven , no salvation , no reward for virtue except the sombre satisfaction of having done what is right . |
| 22 | In London he gradually took over the Underground system and came to control every line except the Metropolitan . |
| 23 | If you are typing in text with short lines , eg an address , use New line ( Shift+Enter ) at the end of each line except the last , when you should tap Enter . |
| 24 | For a minute or two there was no sound in the scullery except the heaving and bubbling in the boiler , and the rhythm of Louisa 's knuckles upon the scrubbing-board . |
| 25 | He invited , that is , every constitutional party in the Province except the one party which is non-sectarian , which supports the Union , and which is linked to his own governing party in London . |
| 26 | The existence of imperfectly Christianized ‘ rustic ’ masses posed no serious problem except the pastoral one of how to improve the quality of their religious life . |
| 27 | The most deeply spontaneous , the gut reaction , from every viewpoint except the destitute , or of a criminal ready to pay for the advantage of robbing by the risk of himself being robbed , or of the kind of anarchist who acclaims private theft as a blow to the oppressive institution of private property , is of being threatened . |
| 28 | In every way except the unimportant one , you support me . " |
| 29 | Ibrahim Bu Shanna , reaching maturity at a propitious time , had opportunities to achieve success in trade denied to his elder brother , who grew up during the war : the elder brother was a gardener , who lived subordinate in every way except the symbolic to Ibrahim , a successful wholesaler . |
| 30 | There was no sign of activity except the slight movement of a curtain on the first floor . |