The body would have been destroyed by the fire except for the fact that the fire had compromised the floor of the cottage.
Most of Zonnebloem was destroyed except for a few schools, churches and mosques.
All were destroyed by erosion, except for the tower and one wall of the entrance room.
The building was completely destroyed, except for the stout stone walls, which remained standing empty for more than a decade after the fire.
Then during the Lebanese civil war (1975-1990) it was totally destroyed except for the bell tower and its congregation consequently scattered.
Khirbat al-Zababida was mostly destroyed except for four deserted houses.
However, all of these buildings have since been destroyed, except for the scripture hall, which is now known as Sekisui-in.
In a mere day, nearly the whole city was destroyed except for a handful of neighborhoods, some mosques, and the orthodox church.
All the research and paperwork in the offices were destroyed, except for artifacts from the burial ground.
The city was destroyed, except for the castle, which was set on fire after the fighting.