there was
Non c’era nulla di finto, soprattutto per il signor Daito, l’uomo nella bara.
There was nothing fake about it, especially for Mr. Daito, the man in the coffin.
— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)
C’era anche una busta sigillata di David Robertson.
There was also a sealed envelope from David Robertson.
Was there a problem?
E poi c’era una scatola di metallo, qui.
And then there was a metal box, here.
— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)
In realtà non c’era altro da dire.
There really wasn’t anything else to say.