Sentence examples for except for the sounds from inspiring English sources
The new Cairo: deserted and utterly quiet at night except for the sounds of gunfire.
His backyard is usually a peaceful place, he said, except for the sounds of construction.
Except for the sounds of hundreds of people eating, however, the room was nearly silent.
Only the most profound tragedies, in accordance with Senecan models, occasionally eschewed all music except for the sounds of trumpets and drums.
It was followed by Mr. Magloire's new "Night Music," a trio performed (by Madeline Deavenport, Katie Gibson and Lauren Toole ) in silence except for the sounds of claves — small wooden sticks used by percussionists — that the dancers intermittently knocked together.
The results suggest that (1) whether subjects can sleep within 1 h after they start to try to sleep is a good index of the effect of noise on sleep and that LAeqis a good index of the effect of noise on sleep except for the sounds which have meanings such as songs and people's talk.
Except for the sound of his footsteps the room was silent.
Except for the sound of pens gliding across paper, all is still.
The house was quiet, except for the sound of Rachel's tabby cat, Bentley, snoring on a nearby chair.
