Example sentences of "except [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 2 | Horses always seem to prefer good green pasture to hay , and it is in fact higher in vitamins and protein than all hays except for lucerne . |
| 3 | cost them anything except for postage and and wo n't therefore cost us anything but postage ? |
| 4 | Multiple selection of courses is not necessary ( except for Law and French which is under a separate quota ) and candidates need only use one space on their application form . |
| 5 | If applied to water from the reef , most hobby test kits would read zero — except for oxygen . |
| 6 | Avoncliffe very poor except for feature pegs . |
| 7 | There are two open bothies on the route but contrary to what is written in some places , the farm at lonely Carnmore on the Letterewe estate is not inhabited except for part of the year . |
| 8 | Up to a third of mothers using such facilities have no job , except for day nurseries where 60–70 per cent of the mothers are employed ( Osborn , Butler , and Morris 1984 ) . |
| 9 | The techniques used by the team depended on cunning placing of salt shakers , identical except for hole size , in a public cafeteria and on Quantas ( sic ) aircraft , with shakers weighed before and after use . |
| 10 | Further investigation in other clinics were negative except for ultrasound scanning which revealed gall stones in three and they had a cholecystectomy . |
| 11 | It was announced on March 31 that subsidies were to be lifted from 16 consumer commodities , i.e. all except for semolina , flour , milk and bread . |
| 12 | Prices of agricultural products were freed in Estonia from July 1 ( except for milk products which remained under state control ) . |
| 13 | Buyers in good faith were left with their normal contractual remedies ; creditors were allowed their actio pigneraticia ; but buyers in bad faith were deprived of all remedy except for return of the price , and no damages could be sought . |
| 14 | In patients with Crohn 's colitis , the scan score correlated with all tests except for erythrocyte sedimentation rate and alpha-1 acid glycoprotein ( Table ) . |
| 15 | Except for drummer Simon Gilbert , who 's a screaming redhead , which is brilliantly ironic considering he says one thing throughout the entire two-hour interview . |
| 16 | The density of tree crowns and the proportion of dead shoots both indicated a worse state of health , except for beech , which showed small signs of improvement . |
| 17 | I could not contact the Cyprus Aeroclub , but in any case the airfield outside Nicosia is now closed except for emergency purposes . |
| 18 | There was n't one , and the phone was out of order except for emergency calls . |
| 19 | The gravel pits at the Crumbles have never been noted for their ornithological interest , except for passage migrants , and when excavation is complete will be used for sailing . |
| 20 | There are no concessions on Fridays and Saturdays ( except for Saver Ticket holders ) , but we do offer substantial concessionary prices on Mondays to Thursdays , when senor citizens , UB40 holders , students and children under 16 can buy their tickets for just £5.00 — and anyone can buy a ticket for £5.00 for any night during preview weeks ( see diary for details ) . |
| 21 | The Woodhead route lay virtually untouched for several years after closure in July 1981 , except for removal of valuable copper wires as a precaution against theft . |
| 22 | It was a lovely starlit night and except for anxiety for the sufferer a pleasant journey . |
| 23 | The interest and capital are paid in one lump sum on the maturity day ( except for discount house deposits , where interest is paid monthly ) . |
| 24 | Again no smell except for chrism where the priest had anointed the dead man . |
| 25 | They never kill except for protection of their young , they do n't eat or drink unless they need to : that 's living in harmony . |
| 26 | The interludes at the start of each act determine the character of the music for a time ( except for Interlude V , which is abruptly curtailed by the Barn Dance music of Act Three scene one , lending thereafter only a few sinister flecks of moonlight ) . |
| 27 | The new ticket office opens in the east stand on monday so no more getting piss wet through queueing up by the back of the west stand ( except for home match days ) . |
| 28 | Worse ( < ) cold air or applications ; usually chilly and better ( > ) warm wraps except for head complaints which are congestive and better ( > ) cool , fresh air . |
| 29 | Dumpy little short-necked diving ducks , with grebe-like habits including sometimes sinking below water except for head , often swimming with tail cocked up . |
| 30 | A crimson turban was wrapped round his head , the upper part of his body was bare except for gold bands round his arms and wrists . |