Example sentences of "except that [pers pn] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been a cat knocking an empty tumbler off the bar — except that they did n't keep a cat , and all the glasses had been washed up and put away before they went to bed . |
| 2 | Except that they did not go , as promised , to the Rotunda , but went instead to a rival attraction advertised in Saunder 's News-Letter & Daily Advertiser : one , indeed , which ensured that Monsieur Jerricault 's Great Picture did not triumph in Dublin as it had done in London . |
| 3 | There was a moment while everybody thought about that , probably for no good reason except that they did n't like to see twenty years go by without offering up a few seconds ' respect-ful silence , then Sir Bruce asked : ‘ So she did n't go back to the GDR ? ’ |
| 4 | Except that you did n't know about me when you went in , so there would be no reason for a bluff , would there ? |
| 5 | Except that she did n't like being fuel for his amusement . |
| 6 | She had n't told him much except that she did not like her neighbour Fireman Mosse and blamed him for the death of his wife . |
| 7 | Nothing is known of his education except that he did not lay claim to any degree . |
| 8 | He thought about it for a few moments , but said nothing except that he did not understand why a second shoe had been stolen . |
| 9 | I have no regrets about the divorce — except that it did n't happen sooner . |
| 10 | The statement of 12 January 1987 was completely consistent with Zaidie 's evidence on incidents ( a ) to ( e ) , except that it did not mention a threat in connection with incident ( d ) . |
| 11 | I imagine many a western pioneer got the same sort of surprise as I did when the bride eventually arrived ; except that I did n't marry the dog — there 's nothing peculiar about me . |
| 12 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 13 | ‘ I left my home — I ruined my life , except that I did not know then that I was doing so ! — only because my par … |