One cliché for which he made an exception was 'the police were thick on the ground'.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
On this we make an exception.
The Sun (2016)
Can you make an exception?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We've decided to make an exception in your case.
Sidney Sheldon The Other Side of Me
It wants ministers to stick to hardline public spending cuts but make an exception of the construction industry and expenditure on infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)