there was
Il n'y eut que moi qui put correctement répondre à la question.
I was the only one who could answer the question correctly.
Il n'y eut pas de panique immédiate.
There was no immediate panic.
Il n'y eut pas un cri, pas même une apparence de lutte.
There was no cry, not even the slightest sign of a struggle.
Il n'y eut qu'un seul cas de varicelle à l'école.
There was only one case of chickenpox at the school.
There were no survivors.
Il n'y eut qu'un cri parmi nous.
There was just one cry among us.
Il n'y eut aucun avertissement, quel qu'il soit.
There was no warning whatsoever.
Mais il n'y eut ni festin ni chant cette nuit-là.
But there was neither feasting nor singing that night.
— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)
There were no problems.
J'allais parcourir une dernière fois les notes mais il n'y eut pas le temps.
I was going to go over the notes one last time, but there wasn’t time.