there was a / had a
Seu marido tinha um seguro nesta Companhia.
Her husband had insurance with this company.
— Pacto de Sangue (1944)
Eu nem sabia que tinha um pai, até que me escrevesse.
I didn't even know I had a father until he wrote to me.
— Elena (2011)
Naquele dia, ela insistiu que tinha um terceiro homem lá.
That day, she insisted there had been a third man there.
— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)
Tom não sabia que Maria tinha um irmão.
Tom didn’t know that Maria had a brother.