Sentence examples for except sentence from inspiring English sources

A nonfinite verb follows the subject but precedes the object and adverbials (except sentence adverbials and certain time adverbials, which may precede the nonfinite verb).

The traffic is unspeakable; I will not go east on weekends except under sentence of death.

We asked some people on the street, then asked some more after the first people said things like "I don't want to talk to you," "sorry, I'm in a hurry to get away from this scenario" or "no English, except this sentence that I'm speaking".

Stewart compares the cases and finds a surprising number of similarities — except the sentences.

Except for that sentence.

Judges are appointed for life by the monarch; they cannot be removed except by judicial sentence.

Knowing that, "she has lost every sentence except one," Ms. Bloom writes.

"This is a tribal issue, and we cannot accept any moderate sentence except death.

Ultimately, inmates must be released after they have served two-thirds of their maximum sentence, except in cases of bad behavior in prison.

But then he recommended that the entire sentence – except a reduction in rank to E-4 – be suspended upon completion of treatment and counseling.

I enjoyed John Sutherland's review of "Quarrel & Quandary" (Oct . 8, Cynthia Ozick's book of essays, except for a sentence reporting her educational background.