Override GREP paragraph style with superscript

[bhautle77]

I'm facing a GREP problem and need some help. I'm creating a Bible devotional and have a GREP paragraph style set up that superscripts the Bible verses. The problem is, each paragraph starts with the reference, which I don't want superscripted. I've been able to do the following using the formula 

\s\d+(?!\:|\,)

(The reason I'm using a : or , is it will be translated into multiple languages)

My problem arises when sometimes the reference has multiple verses, in which case the second reference is superscripted:

My question is, is there a way to ignore a GREP style? Ideally, I would have an en space after the reference and start my style after that. I've also tried using a nested character style, but the character style doesn't override the GREP style.

Thanks!

[David Popham]

Based on your example, where the verse number always follows a space and directly precedes an uppercase letter, would \s\d+(?=\u) not work in place of your current expression?

[bhautle77]

Thanks David. That's not always the case—especially with different versions and languages.

[David Popham]

If hyphenation and spellchecking is important, you may want to consider a paragraph style for each language with the correct Language settings. You could customize your GREP code for each style where different patterns occur.

[David Popham · Accepted solution]

The following should work using your current GREP style.

1. Create a second GREP style for your run-in head: ^.+?\d\s(?=\u).

2. In the character style for the run-in head, set Basic Character Formats > Position: Normal.

3. Make sure that the new GREP comes after the GREP style for the verse number in the GREP Style pane.

[bhautle77]

Fantastic! That did exactly what I needed. Thanks so much.

And, I can simplify the entire superscript to \d+, which is an added bonus.

[bhautle77]

Unfortunately, I won't be doing the layout on the other languages—we send out the files to local workers, some of whom have very little knowledge of InDesign. I guess another way of asking my question is, is there a way to apply a GREP style in a way similar to a nested style, where it only occurs after a specific character (like an en space).