My father asked me why I said these awful things.

Even when he does awful things, like not coming to see me for seven weeks together.

Perhaps some of the awful things he said were true.

Who knew what awful things he could do to her?

I also know about some awful things my friends have done.

They've come to terms with some of the awful things that happened in the 20th century.

And it was the most awful thing she'd ever seen.

In his two years on the force, he'd seen awful things.

The awful thing is that I had a chance to meet him.

The awful thing, he thought, was probably that no one would ever know.