Example sentences of "except [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1966 congress of the CPNI adopted a ‘ Democratic Programme for Unity ’ , which included demands for the electoral law in Northern Ireland to be brought into line with that in Britain , except for the reintroduction of proportional representation and the abolition of cash deposits by candidates . |
| 2 | None of the parts of ploughs from the period have survived except for the soil stain from a wooden object in a recently excavated , and unusual , grave at Sutton Hoo which has been interpreted as representing a complete ard-type plough . |
| 3 | ‘ That boy was exactly like Liam Shakespeare except for the colour of his hair — ‘ |
| 4 | Whether you make notes at a lecture , in the library or from textbooks that you are reading , they must be the finished article in its final shape , except for the colour coding indicating ranges of importance . |
| 5 | Except for the hotel which is the most wonderful walk hotel |
| 6 | Except for the frequency of bowel actions , there was no difference in gastrointestinal symptoms between the patients and controls . |
| 7 | It was very quiet ; except for the sigh of the wind , they might have been alone on the planet . |
| 8 | The carpet was in two pieces that did n't match and the cooker was a tabletop model , non-functional except for the hotplate , rescued by Ted from an old Dolphin 20 on its way to being broken up . |
| 9 | Except for the case of a pre-existing open fracture , the rock tensile strength To has to be overcome for a hydraulic fracture to be initiated . |
| 10 | This is really the only difference ( except for the case ) between the SK210 and the other two models that can not be changed by the purchase of an accessory . |
| 11 | ‘ Except for the return of Simon Cormack ? ’ |
| 12 | The opening of a poem is obviously important because there is no previous discourse through which to interpret it except for the title , but this is not precise enough to enable us to assign the proper indexical meaning to the deictic elements and terms . |
| 13 | In Swindon we are obviously delighted because all of the production of the equipment , all the design and the research , is all carried out at Swindon except for the software , which is provided by C S I . |
| 14 | Thus a large , lofty volume is enclosed by the roof and is useless except for the purpose of admitting daylight to the ‘ spinal ’ space of the building via high-level clerestory windows . |
| 15 | If a statement is then taken , it is usable at the preliminary hearing but not at the trial , except for the purpose of impeaching the accused . |
| 16 | ( ‘ Wickes ’ ) , until trial from using any premises in the Kirklees area as a retail do-it-yourself centre or for the purpose of any other retail trade or business on Sundays , except for the purpose of carrying out transactions excepted under the Act of 1950 . |
| 17 | ( 3 ) The register shall not be rectified , except for the purpose of giving effect to an overriding interest or an order of the court , so as to affect the title of the proprietor who is in possession — ( a ) unless the proprietor has caused or substantially contributed to the error or omission by fraud or lack of proper care ; or … ( c ) unless for any other reason , in any particular case , it is considered that it would be unjust not to rectify the register against him . |
| 18 | This order stays all further proceedings except for the purpose of carrying terms agreed — as contained in a Schedule annexed into effect ; the order ends with the words " … for that purpose , the parties are to be at liberty to apply " . |
| 19 | For Plato in a marvellous metaphor ( Republic 488 ) Demos was a huge , deaf old sea-captain , drugged and overpowered by ignorant riff-raff who take over the wheel themselves — true , except for the word ‘ ignorant ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ There are n't any lies about Mudhoney — except for the shit we make up ourselves . ’ |
| 21 | The remaining problem was that although all the physical activities of the Branch , except for the field work , were concentrated in one place at Farnborough , our offices were still with the Department of Trade in central London . |
| 22 | The room had fallen uncomfortably silent except for the tinkling of the fountains . |
| 23 | Reality had become nightmare for them and they 'd opted out into a world where meals came , drugs were given , and all the doors were locked except for the bathroom . |
| 24 | The scan score correlated with all laboratory tests generally accepted to reflect active gut inflammation except for the erythrocyte sedimentation rate . |
| 25 | Except for the shape of the light curve , therefore , the observed features of PSR1706–44 strongly resemble those of the Vela pulsar . |
| 26 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 27 | The Frenchman then had an untroubled run to the flag except for the downpour on the final two laps . |
| 28 | Thereafter in Brittany and Gascony sporadic fighting continued , though little significant success followed from it , except for the vanquishing of the Spanish fleet in 1350 . |
| 29 | The characteristic heart-shaped facial disc had come through an almost golden colour , and her breast was a stunning white except for the top which had a very faint tint of golden brown . |
| 30 | Icelandic weather is really buggering me about , I decide , and conditions are now near perfect except for the metre of soft snow that lies over everything in sight . |