Example sentences of "[subord] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Except for whatever part of her that might once have been Jenny . |
| 2 | The net outcome of his days in office were that about two hundred of the cases which were brought to his attention were treated with regard for human dignity , but the law affecting the rights of dependants and visitors was not changed ( except for one fairly minor aspect : in 1974 the sexually discriminatory ‘ Husbands Rule ’ was changed to allow women born or settled in Britain to have their foreign husbands here with them ) . |
| 3 | Most records are for Chichester , Pagham or Rye Harbours , and all are for the coast , except for one at Amberley Wildbrooks from 31 December 1950 to 15 April 1951 . |
| 4 | In the end all the cards are removed except for one . |
| 5 | The only ‘ straight ’ parts of the service were the hymns — except for one which , to the tune of ‘ O God our help in ages past ’ , goes : |
| 6 | I recently tried resurrecting some former friendships and did n't get any response , except for one who turned up on my doorstep , glad that I 'd written . |
| 7 | Except for one . |
| 8 | I remember walking down the steps on to the set of Aspel and Company once , seeing a wall of friendly faces — except for one belonging to a lady sitting in the front row , arms crossed and a baleful expression on her face . |
| 9 | Except for one . |
| 10 | All MIPS buildings , except for one in Korea where SGI does n't have an office , are scheduled to be closed down by August . |
| 11 | We know nothing about its rulers , except for one about the time of the conquest , whose name began with the letter ‘ A ’ . |
| 12 | Then there are the eyeshadow compacts with squares of immaculate , untouched shades — except for one per tray , which has been brushed bare . |
| 13 | Happy , that is , except for one little human weakness , which I have sworn to overcome . ’ |
| 14 | The most prominent of the dayis were captured and beheaded , their heads being sent to the sultan ( except for one which was carried away by the Danube whilst being washed by a gypsy in preparation for the journey to Istanbul ) . |
| 15 | It is doubly unfortunate that very few of the buckles and belt plates , so often claimed as characteristic of late Roman military equipment , have been found in these sites except for one at Cave 's Inn . |
| 16 | She eventually found the River Boyne , which , according to the map , ran near Slane — which was probably a lie , she decided after making numerous unlooked-for detours because the map did n't seem to bear any relation to the roads , which did n't seem to be signposted — except for one that explained where the famous battle had taken place . |
| 17 | The capitals are Corinthian except for one which is in Romanesque animal form . |
| 18 | For example , if all syllables are said with low pitch except for one said with high pitch , then the high-pitched syllable will be heard as stressed and the others as unstressed . |
| 19 | Well it will , they have n't had a free election except for one they had in rather stressful circumstances a few months ago , since oh , the early er ninteen thirties , and one er wonders whether the population could be going to administer to Mr Kohl the same sort of surprise that the British population administered to Churchill in nineteen forty-five . |
| 20 | Yeah , except for her , oh got blonde hair |
| 21 | He sold his video , and so nobody went to see him no more , except for me . |
| 22 | I think everyone 's asleep except for me — I ca n't hear nothing apart from the traffic . |
| 23 | It 's like there 's nobody except for me — all alone in this big place , all open and cold . |
| 24 | He could n't get my bag back for me , or the other contents , because they had some value — although very little I 'm sure — whereas the letter , having no value at all ( except for me of course ! ) was thrown away . |
| 25 | Basically I do n't listen to anyone properly except for me . |
| 26 | Basically I do n't listen to anyone properly except for me . |
| 27 | ‘ I think I think that tourists should be banned except for me . |
| 28 | I would n't put just anybody in it , but my mother , Aunt Emily 's niece , her only surviving direct relation except for me — ’ |
| 29 | Every one , station staff , local dignitaries and even the press looked very smart … everyone that is , except for me ! |
| 30 | except for me If you think my general knowledge is abysmal ! |