except when

except if

except where

except that

有人认为，以上几个是连词，复合连词，双重连词。我认为，except 仍是介词特征。在意思上，你不觉得 except 后面省掉了一个名词吗？或者，在 when, if, where, that 之前似乎缺少了什么。

举例分析：

He's ready to offer his help except when he's busy.  

= He's ready to offer his help except (the time) when he's busy. 

除了忙的时候之外,他是愿意帮助人的。

来自辞典例句

Big boys don't cry, except if you are President of the United States. 

= Big boys don't cry, except ( the case) if you are President of the United States. 

大丈夫是不哭的，除非你是美国总统。

The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep. 

= The snow, except (the place) where it drifted, was only calf-deep. 

除了吹得堆积起来的地方，雪只有小腿肚深。

来自柯林斯例句

I know nothing about him except that he lives next door. 

= I know nothing about him except (the fact) that he lives next door. 

我对他一无所知,只知道他住在隔壁。

来自《简明英汉词典》

feel the same way，习语。the same way 作宾语或状语均可，但必须省略 in。“深有同感；想法一样”。