il y a eu des

there were some

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phrase Rare #24,644
there were some Used to say that something existed or happened in the past, followed by a plural noun.
FR: Il y a eu des retards.
EN: There were some delays.

Il y a eu des tirs.

There was shooting.

Il y a eu des incidents avec les autres enfants.

There have been incidents with the other children.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Bien, il y a eu des moments plus difficiles.

Well, there have been more difficult times.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Il y a eu des comédies allemandes avant et après Hitler.

There were German comedies before and after Hitler.

— Il est de retour (2015)

Il y a eu des passages de soleil ce matin.

There were some sunny spells this morning.

Il y a eu des répercussions.

There were repercussions.

Il y a eu des fois où faire ça nous a causé des problèmes.

There have been times when doing that has caused us problems.

Il y a eu des blessés ?

Were there any injuries?

— Shutter (2004)

Il y a eu des failles dans l'exécution.

There were flaws in the execution.

— Police Story (1985)

Il y a eu des affrontements durant les funérailles de Shireen Abu Akleh.

There were clashes during Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral.