| be except | 2.44 | Except no one was there. | ||
| have except | 1.84 | Except that I have none. | ||
| come except | 1.45 | Except when it comes to wine. | ||
| comment except | 1.12 | Sulcs declined to comment except to say he plans to appeal the sentence. | ||
| go except | 0.99 | All these hands went up except his. | ||
| change except | 0.92 | Except nothing has changed. | ||
| see except | 0.86 | Except when I see it. | ||
| ban except | 0.72 | Corticosteroids are banned except when used for medical purposes. | ||
| elaborate except | 0.59 | He did not elaborate except to blame Taiwan for the problem. | ||
| leave except | 0.59 | Except Swann was left out to soak. | ||
| move except | 0.59 | Except that something moved. | ||
| play except | 0.59 | Except when they played each other. | ||
| take except | 0.59 | Except when he takes the mound. | ||
| close except | 0.53 | Last week, the Taliban ordered all UN offices closed except one in Kabul. | ||
| use except | 0.53 | He was a big guy, with a big voice he rarely used except to laugh. | ||
| find except | 0.46 | Except Divakaruni does find the English words to capture that poignancy. | ||
| know except | 0.46 | Except sharks know no fear. | ||
| matter except | 0.46 | Nothing mattered except the profit motive. | ||
| speak except | 0.46 | She can barely speak except to blurt out an occasional word. | ||
| do except | 0.39 | Except it did. |