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151. There is nothing we can do except dig in and wait.
152. Everyone came out well in the wedding photograph except the bridegroom.
153. "People round here dress so badly - except you, Justin, " she hastened to add.
154. He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad.
155. I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books.
156. The language of this document would be impenetrable to anyone except a specialist.
157. The car was out of control. There was nothing I could do except prepare to meet my maker!
158. You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments.
159. He wouldn't talk about work[.com], except to say that he was busy.
160. Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to purchase its own shares.
161. It was dark by now, except for strips of coloured lights.
162. You'd have a good view of the sea from here except for the block of flats in between.
163. The streets were empty except for a few stray passers-by.
164. The relationship between the old Duke and the young woman was put down to the salacity which is frequently found in rich old men. People imagined all manner of things, except the truth.
165. He's not very talkative, except on the subject of his plants.
166. Except for the gun, he did not look very dangerous.
167. I didn't tell him anything except that I needed the money.
168. The speaker answered most questions well, except one that he tripped over because he didn't have the necessary facts.
169. She was unlike him in every way except for her coal black eyes.
170. I can answer all the questions except for the last.
171. Money was a commodity she never thought about except in the abstract.
172. Freddie would tell me nothing about what he was writing, except that it was to be a Christmas play.
173. His report is correct except that some details are omitted.
174. A date book would make a great gift, except that a lot of people already have one.
175. She rarely ventured outside, except when she went to stock up on groceries at the corner shop.
176. All his family have red hair except him. He is the exception which proves the rule.
177. We don't do much in the evenings except watch television.
178. As he grew older he lost interest in everything except gardening.
179. The law will apply equally to men and women except in the case of maternity leave.
180. Staff are not permitted to make personal phone calls except in an emergency.
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