こともあった

there were times when

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there were times when Used to mention something that happened on some occasions or at some point in the past.
JA: 忙しくて、昼ご飯を食べられないこともあった。
EN: There were times when I was too busy to eat lunch.

誰でも辛いこともあったさ。

Everyone's been through tough times.

僕が子供の頃父は家にいなかった一度に何週間も留守にすることもあった

When I was a child, my father was often away from home, sometimes for weeks at a time.

— 甘い生活 (1960)

彼は勤勉だったけれども、ときには勉強したくないこともあった。

Although he was diligent, there were times when he didn’t want to study.

私は大声を出したのに、あなたは聞こえないこともあったわよね。

Even though I shouted loudly, there were times you couldn't hear me, right?

もっとひどいこともあった。

There have been worse things.

— 教皇選挙 (2024)

航海によっては、地方図書館が処分した本を余分に引き取ることもあった。

On some voyages, they also took extra books that local libraries had discarded.

ウィンとは長く付き合っているその間一度別れたこともあった

I've been with Win for a long time, though we did break up once during that time.

— ブエノスアイレス (1997)