Example sentences of "except the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every bit , that is , except the actual process of setting-up . |
| 2 | Except the front ones . |
| 3 | It would be a neat ploy , wasting our time , confusing the investigation and diverting suspicion from everyone except the early arrivals . " |
| 4 | On winter days the thin spirals of blue smoke were particularly visible , although , in fact , you could see them on most days save when heavy rain , snow , or mist came down like a curtain over everything except the immediate slope of the hill and its scattered beeches . |
| 5 | She was too tired to be aware of much except the slight headache which a long journey always gave her , yet she felt curiously light-headed and carefree . |
| 6 | There was no sign of activity except the slight movement of a curtain on the first floor . |
| 7 | The political party of all the candidates except the rare independents is indicated on the ballot paper . |
| 8 | Have the housing ready with the glass covering all the compartments except the feeding compartment ( see drawing ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | All the shops were shut and no one was on the streets except the shouting women . ’ |
| 11 | I thought of nothing except the great happiness of being with him for ever . |
| 12 | Everyone in the cinema , everyone except the five youths , jumps and screams . |
| 13 | The measure was supported by all major parties except the Akali Dal ( Mann ) , which had withdrawn parliamentary support from the National Front coalition government in protest at the proposal . |
| 14 | Although the game is slightly slower on the Master System , all features of the Mega Drive version are there except the instant replay option . |
| 15 | We remembered everything except the all-important commodity to get the lot home . ’ |
| 16 | There was no sound , except the occasional click of a twig falling to the ground . |
| 17 | Even when they were nt winning anything except the occasional FA Cup there was hype . |
| 18 | Most invaders of north Wales have grasped this essential strategy , except the hapless William Rufus . |
| 19 | Exposed shore dog-whelks ( in Osborne 's view ) fit all this except the broad dispersal ability . |
| 20 | He also read all his fan mail each evening , and answered all of the letters , by hand , except the cranky ones . |
| 21 | Nothing disturbed its cadences as she spoke , except the low accompaniment of the Sheikha 's schoolgirl daughter , who translated gently and continually for me . |
| 22 | No sound , except the lazy drone of the cicadas in the trees . |
| 23 | He 's got this really boring name — Stuart Hughes , I ask you , there 's a career in soft furnishings for you , no qualifications needed except the perfect name , sir , and you 've got it — and he 's quite complacent about answering to it for the rest of his days . |
| 24 | 1 Coarsely chop the oysters , then process for a moment with the rest of the ingredients , except the clarified butter , citrus juice and fresh parsley |
| 25 | I cycled to school one morning through streets littered with glass , and past a little Nonconformist chapel , in which everything had been destroyed except the far wall with its multi-coloured and scrolled message ‘ God is Love ’ . |
| 26 | Henri and I sheltered them for a while , but of course it was very risky with the Germans billeted everywhere except the smallest cottages . |
| 27 | Men , women , and all except the smallest children , were on their hands and knees , busily washing every inch of the deck , supervised by the third mate and half a dozen rough-looking sailors , who kept them at it every second . |
| 28 | Coral reefs are among the natural wonders of the world ; richer in species than any other environment except the tropical rain forests . |
| 29 | Lately , he had been of a mind to trace his son Arnold Thomas , but until such a day as he might be fortunate in that respect , he had no one except the lily-livered David . |
| 30 | All except the latter unit meant some form of withdrawal from the use of acute admission facilities at either Claybury or Friern . |