Example sentences of "except it " in BNC.
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| 1 | That this would n't happen , except it had the consent , sometimes — and I fear Nick Ridley fell into this — it wobbled over except aft — into — after consultation . |
| 2 | It was a bedside lamp in the shape of an owl , except it was n't like any owl he knew about . |
| 3 | It would have made a compact little home except it was painted dark brown like the corridors . |
| 4 | She said , ‘ It 's ever so real-looking , like a person , except it 's so titchy . ’ |
| 5 | Except it 's not Morrison , it 's actor Val Kilmer — husband of Joanne Whalley — doing a more passable impersonation for the cameras . |
| 6 | I suppose I thought it would be like a hospital ward , but it 's quite like an ordinary nursery , really , except it 's so dull . |
| 7 | He never really understood what happened next except it was one of those chances , the movement of fortune 's wheel , or the sudden intervention of God 's saving grace . |
| 8 | ‘ Except it was here . |
| 9 | Except it cost a bomb … |
| 10 | Even if the state does manage to stem the supply of a particular drug completely , people will always find a substitute — except it may be more dangerous than the original drug . |
| 11 | Except it 's not . |
| 12 | It does n't particularly matter to you , except it 's very important that your daughter knows the truth . |
| 13 | Except it is four in the afternoon . |
| 14 | Margaret 's house was the same as Maura 's except it had been made into flats . |
| 15 | HERE IN THE STORE is where you should feel a little scared , except it still seems like a game , and the hardware lining the walls , to the uninitiated , still like toys . |
| 16 | Except it sounds true . |
| 17 | Except it looked harmless no longer . |
| 18 | I 'm still staring at the branch ; it 's like my brain 's screaming at me inside my own head and I do n't know what else it is that 's listening , except it is n't listening ; my brain 's screaming Run ! |
| 19 | Except it is n't there . |
| 20 | ‘ Except it ca n't begin like that , since I do n't remember specific times . |
| 21 | ‘ Except it 's not going to be me . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't know about reincarnation , ’ said Lydia , ‘ except it sounds to me a bit of a dirty trick . |
| 23 | I like Alice in Wonderland because of the funny creatures and because they talk like people except it is not what you expect . |
| 24 | They 're quite short , and you 'd think they were plump except it s all muscle , and they do n't have a stitch on . |
| 25 | It 's the resort of Dombai in Russia and this couple are enjoying an invigorating stroll at -2°C ( true caption , except it 's a lot warmer than Siberia ! ) |
| 26 | " Winter and summer , except it 's bitter cold . |
| 27 | But underneath it 's just the same , except it hurts more . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's a bit like snow , except it 's sweet . ’ |
| 29 | Except it was different this time , Jessamy reminded herself as she pulled herself slowly and painfully back to reality . |
| 30 | Except it struck her : what was his type ? |