they were all
Erano tutti vivi prima d'incontrarti, Frank.
They were all alive before they met you, Frank.
— C'era una volta il West (1968)
They were all friends as children.
They were all disappointed.
They were all busy.
Erano tutti molto infastiditi dal suo modo di agire.
They were all very annoyed by his way of acting.
— Vivere (1952)
They were all sitting down.
Perché erano tutti così sorpresi?
Why was everyone so surprised?
Erano tutti emozionati per Halloween.
Everyone was excited for Halloween.