make exception

They’re just willing to make exception for certain people.

But at its best, there is something surprisingly natural in its staging and performance, a blue-collar comedy whose characters seem, most of them, much of the time — I make exception, of course, for the farcical two stooges, Michael McKean's Lenny and David L. Lander's Squiggy — pretty real.

“We need to protect the work of academics as set forth in Freedom of Information Acts, which laws make exception for information that should be legitimately protected, for example relating to research,” said Mr. Schnare.

Apparently Cruz will make exception for religious-themed music — a so-called “gospel rock” band reportedly performed at his first major campaign event at Liberty University on Monday.

Didn't Smith make exception when D in WH?