He refused to speak any other language except English.

I never spoke to anyone except people of our own social class.

No one spoke to her except the woman at the public toilets.

Nothing to speak of there, except the ships were always coming and going.

He spoke nothing to anyone except his jesters and servants.

Plus, if you get hungry there's no food to speak of except a snack bar at the caves.

The grandmother didn't speak anything except Russian, but she knew how to look after people.

No one spoke to her except a priest to whom she was related.

She never spoke to your father again, either, except when absolutely necessary or around you and your brother.

But nothing spoke to him except one thing: asthma prevention.