Sentence examples for except for a pair of from inspiring English sources

They have given away the sisters' belongings, as is customary, except for a pair of dresses.

"You don't have to spend money for gear -- except for a pair of trainers.

The body was naked except for a pair of orange shorts.

She is naked except for a pair of expensive-looking handbags slung over her shoulder.

I'm naked in Thor mostly, except for a pair of satanic horns.

The Perrys sent their furniture, except for a pair of candlesticks, back to Ms. Perry's father.

The following unit costs were estimated from national tariffs and available sources: 1 Fixed arbitrarily at €500 2 Analysed by sensitivity analysis (a) according to a European survey [ 27] most people spend from €200 to €400 for a pair of spectacles, except in France where the majority pays more than €500.

In 1971 Yves Saint Laurent shocked the world by posing nude except for a pair of spectacles to promote his perfumes (and perhaps send himself up).

On a recent Friday evening, the bar was empty except for the barkeep and a pair of friends, who picked at a saucer of bacon-wrapped dates while mulling over the approaching inauguration of Donald Trump.

Except for one ketone and a pair of double bond, it's suggested that there should be a tricyclic structure in compound 1 to fit the three degrees of unsaturation.

Over the weekend, photographers tracking the pair spotted a climber at the top who was naked except for a harness and a pair of shoes.