demur vs except

demur

verb
  • To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk 

  • To interpose a demurrer. 

  • To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. 

noun
  • An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop. 

except

verb
  • To take exception, to object (to or against). 

  • To exclude; to specify as being an exception. 

conj
  • With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. 

prep
  • with the exception of; but. 

How often have the words demur and except occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )