Example sentences of "except [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every bit , that is , except the actual process of setting-up . |
| 2 | In particular , the litopterns , like the horses , lost all their toes except the middle one on each leg , which became enlarged as the bottom joint of the leg and developed a hoof . |
| 3 | Except the front ones . |
| 4 | It would be a neat ploy , wasting our time , confusing the investigation and diverting suspicion from everyone except the early arrivals . " |
| 5 | No fridges ( except the 346 ) ; they use too much power and are too unreliable on smaller yachts . |
| 6 | Swapo 's wish for an executive president was opposed by all except the Namibian National Front , which holds one seat . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Rooks cawed as they foraged hungrily for food but , apart from that , nothing except the eerie , deathly silence of a countryside in the grip of winter . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | There was no sign of activity except the slight movement of a curtain on the first floor . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I said ‘ NO ’ to them all except the right one . |
| 13 | The political party of all the candidates except the rare independents is indicated on the ballot paper . |
| 14 | Have the housing ready with the glass covering all the compartments except the feeding compartment ( see drawing ) . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | All the shops were shut and no one was on the streets except the shouting women . ’ |
| 17 | I thought of nothing except the great happiness of being with him for ever . |
| 18 | Everyone in the cinema , everyone except the five youths , jumps and screams . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | They never manage to engge gethe reader at any level except the cerebral . |
| 21 | Although the game is slightly slower on the Master System , all features of the Mega Drive version are there except the instant replay option . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | We remembered everything except the all-important commodity to get the lot home . ’ |
| 24 | Quotas would be introduced ( 2,000,000 tonnes for 1993 ) and imports from all countries except the African , Caribbean and Pacific ( ACP ) countries associated with the EC would be subject to customs duty of 20 per cent [ see also p. 38910 ] . |
| 25 | It is all too revealing that , searching through the biographical work on Gide for further references to Athman in Europe , I came across hardly anything except the occasional derogatory , passing remark . |
| 26 | There was no sound , except the occasional click of a twig falling to the ground . |
| 27 | Even when they were nt winning anything except the occasional FA Cup there was hype . |
| 28 | Most invaders of north Wales have grasped this essential strategy , except the hapless William Rufus . |
| 29 | Exposed shore dog-whelks ( in Osborne 's view ) fit all this except the broad dispersal ability . |
| 30 | 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 . |