The phrase "only except for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to specify that something is the exception or only one of a few possible exceptions to a certain group or situation. For example, you could say "I like all types of fruit, only except for bananas."
"Right now it's product only, except for radio".
Ms. Flores said the international permit for the bridge specifically allowed commercial traffic only except for emergencies.
All allow smoking at the bar only except for Big Fish, where smoking is allowed in its open-air dining area.
"The Little Mermaid," tomorrow and Sunday and Dec. 9 to Dec. 30 (weekends only, except for Dec. 26-30) at the Hitchcock-Rockefeller Auditorium, Y.W.C.A., 610 Lexington Avenue, at 53rd Street.
We will sketch the proofs only, except for the proof of the frame property which requires some new ideas.
The resulting frequency response equation has the same form as the frequency response equation for the case of primary excitation only, except for an apparent shift in the linear natural frequency of the system.
If the commission agrees that a claim has merit, it refers cases to a three-judge panel, which has happened only once except for Mr. Taylor's case, and the argument in the other case was rejected.
*Criteria are counted only once except for ICD-9 codes (maximum twice) and random and fasting blood glucose (maximum twice each) as long as repeated glucose values are ≥ 3 months apart.
It's bike-only except for light local traffic.
Except for FDR in 1936, Barack Obama is the only Democratic president to win reelection in an economy this tough, and he is the only one except for FDR and Andrew Jackson to get over 50percentt of the vote.
That is its only location, except for a small presence inside Macy's Herald Square store.
