SPEECH PATTERNS

1. a) Whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who heis,... that white man is trash.

No matter who the man might be, you had no right to act in this way.

No matter who the boy is, they shouldn't have been so rude.

No matter who she is, she oughtn't to have done it.

b) No matter whatshe says, don't take it for granted.

No matter what she said, they seldom agreed.

No matter what Betsy may suggest, they usually find fault with it.

No matter what he might do, you shouldn't interfere.

c) No matter howhard the boy tried, he could find no job.

d) No matter howdull the book seemed, he always read it through.

2. I have nothing butpity... for the chief witness for the state.

He deserves nothing but sympathy.

We heard nothing but a slight noise.

He felt nothing but despair.

Mary's son gave her nothing but trouble.

Phrases and Word Combinations

smb's word against another's to get a square deal (a fair

(it's your word against mine) deal)

in private and in public (to be) half way (through,

stark naked (stark raving mad) down, up)

the (one's) remaining time in itself

(money, etc.) (formal) no better (worse, etc.) than...

(at) one time or another (formal) to be reluctant to do smth

in part (formal) (formal)

under the circumstances

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