che non ci fosse nessuno

that there was nobody

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that there was nobody Used after verbs like pensare to express a thought or belief in the past.
IT: Pensavo che non ci fosse nessuno in ufficio.
EN: I thought there was nobody in the office.

Tom pensava che non ci fosse nessuno a casa.

Tom thought there was no one home.

Scusa, pensavo che non ci fosse nessuno.

Sorry, I thought there was no one there.

— Una donna fantastica (2017)

Sembrava che non ci fosse nessuno nel villaggio.

There seemed to be no one in the village.

Tom ha pensato che non ci fosse nessuno a casa.

Tom thought there was no one home.