(1) I have a friend and neighbour called Peter Thomson who is an exception to the general rule.

(2) An exception puts a rule to test, it does not and cannot prove it in any way.

(3) The administrator made an exception in the Colonel's case and waived the normal visiting hours

(4) The young girl featured in your article is the exception to the rule and I admire her for it.

(5) Mr Gray believes the road should be treated as an exception to the rules because it is terraced.

(6) He always plays top tunes, and tonight was no exception

(7) Those sort of mechanical problems are the exception rather than the rule nowadays.

(8) Luckily there is always an exception to every rule and this one is no different.

(9) The drives between towns are a delight, and the journey to Graz is no exception

(10) An exception to this general rule is formed by a cheque which bears on its front the letter R.

(11) Some play this rule with the exception that a spread of three aces can be held.

(12) While he normally shies away from introducing resolutions, he made an exception in this case

(13) A capable display by the man in the middle is now the exception rather than the rule.

(14) There are a number of well-established exceptions to the general rule and their list is not closed.

(15) While no two life sentences will be identical, exceptions to this general pattern will be rare.

(16) I know it's a generalisation, and I'm always open to see the exceptions to the rule.

(17) In general the few exceptions are not allowed to be used as arguments for making bad law.

(18) There are always exceptions to the rule, but in general I think this is true.

(19) Meldrew and Greengrass, though, are the exceptions rather than the rule, she says.

(20) The exceptions to the rule are on our coasts and hills - just where objectors do not want them to be.