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Meanings of awful lot in English

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Usage of awful lot in English
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Answer: an awful lot of people seem to be interested in pornography.
The Guardian
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But going out in society does cost a fellow an awful lot.
The Automobile Girls at Washington; Or, Checkmating the Plots of...
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There are an awful lot of people who hope he is right.
The Guardian
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However well done it is, there's an awful lot of box-ticking required.
Radio NZ
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There have been an awful lot of tears in the family today.
The Guardian
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We've done an awful lot of groundwork over a number of years.
The Guardian
7
You read and hear an awful lot in about mindfulness these days.
The Irish Times
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But believe me, there's an awful lot I want to say, though.
The Guardian
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I know I have learned an awful lot from all of you.
Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
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This place means an awful lot to him, Nan, you know that.
Before you know kindness
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And of course Miss Vivian has done an awful lot for him.
Winding Paths
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But one thing is certain: both can play an awful lot better.
BBC
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Surely, you might think, they'll disagree an awful lot of the time.
The Irish Times
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There must be an awful lot of old timers died this spring.
The Killer
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And given our history, we have an awful lot of songs .
The Irish Times
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Those are called tent-caterpillars, and they do an awful lot of damage.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children
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