Sentence examples for been except for from inspiring English sources

He always has been, except for Tuesday.

Possibly it wouldn't have been except for the screenings that Welles arranged and the publicity that he got.

When the landmark buildings of Europe were destroyed in World War II, they were ultimately restored just as they had been, except for subtle engineering improvements.

It was all as it had been, except for the weight of the present, that scuttled the pact we made with heaven.

Construction of the canal led to the growth of settlements in what had been, except for Suez, almost uninhabited arid territory.

And it might have been, except for the fact that, in a destabilized and reflexively ironic age, we are always checking to make sure we haven't overlooked a mitigating circumstance or an admirable principle gone wrong.

All, that is, except for Mr. Lowery.

Everything, that is, except for his production.

Everything, that is, except for a purpose.

Everyone, that is, except for Paul Kelly.

Everything, that is, except for love.