было много народа

there were a lot of people

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there were a lot of people Used to say that a place or event was crowded.
RU: На площади было много народа.
EN: There were a lot of people in the square.

В парке было много народа.

There were a lot of people in the park.

Там было много народа?

Were there a lot of people there?

— Токийская повесть (1953)

На стадионе было много народа.

There were a lot of people at the stadium.

На концерте было много народа.

There were a lot of people at the concert.

Вчера на собрании было много народа.

There were a lot of people at the meeting yesterday.