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"did nothing except" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is typically used to indicate that something was the only thing done. For example, "She did nothing except complain the entire time."
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Moncoutie did nothing, except remain on Hushovd's wheel, forcing the Norwegian to up the ante again.
I was shocked to discover a leather pouch that did nothing except hold papers.
They did nothing except continue to drop barrel bombs on their own people and continue to destroy their own country.
Or do we want Pakistan to emerge as a progressive and dynamic Islamic welfare state?" The fundamentalists, he added, "did nothing except contribute to bloodshed in Afghanistan.
"I was always taking care of him, earning double dollars for me and him, and he never did nothing, except come around touching me," she said.
This time the police did nothing except circle around the demonstrators and discourage them from jumping on to an overhead freeway.
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The Roure factory does nothing except extract the essences.
"This embargo has done nothing except keep Fidel Castro in power".
The current assumption is that he will do nothing except sound hurt.
So do nothing, except try to give him the benefit of the doubt.
So making wages more flexible, say, does nothing except worsen balance sheet problems.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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