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было много

there was a lot of

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phrase Very common #2,392
there was a lot of Used to say that there was a large amount or number of something in the past.
RU: Вчера у меня было много работы.
EN: I had a lot of work yesterday.

Дел было много.

There was a lot to do.

В прошлом году было много убийств.

There were a lot of murders last year.

У неё было много мужчин, а у меня мало женщин.

She had many men, while I had few women.

— Американская ночь (1973)

Их было много.

There were many of them.

— Карандиру (2003)

Они поженились, и у них было много детей.

They got married and had many children.

Там было много женщин?

Were there many women there?

А у меня дома было много.

I had a lot at home.

— Женщины на грани нервного срыва (1988)

У нас было много мебели.

We had a lot of furniture.

Я подобрал его на поле, их там было много.

I picked it up on the field, there were a lot of them there.

— Мальчик и птица (2023)

Этим летом было много дождя.

There was a lot of rain this summer.

На дороге было много препятствий.

There were many obstacles on the road.

У нас вчера было много посетителей.

We had a lot of visitors yesterday.

У вас было много женщин?

Have you had many women?

— Нашествие варваров (2003)

В эссе Тома было много опечаток.

Tom’s essay contained a lot of typos.

У неё было много знакомых, но не было друзей.

She had many acquaintances, but no friends.

И горя было много.

And there was a lot of grief.

— Сталкер (1979)

У всех великих было много цыплят.

All the great ones had many chicks.

— Дьяволицы (1955)

У него там было много хороших друзей.

He had many good friends there.

У Тома было много времени, чтобы подумать о проблеме.

Tom had plenty of time to think about the problem.

Свидетелей было много.

There were many witnesses.

Сегодня было много звонков.

There were a lot of calls today.

Было много осколков стекла.

There were a lot of shards of glass.

У них было много оружия.

They had a lot of weapons.

— Элитный отряд: Враг внутри (2010)

Уверен, было много жертв.

I'm sure there were many casualties.

— Принцесса Мононоке (1997)

Там было много мальчиков?

Were there many boys there?

На озере было много лодок.

There were many boats on the lake.

На столе было много еды.

There was a lot of food on the table.

В парке было много детей.

There were a lot of children in the park.

У Тома и Мэри было много времени, чтобы поговорить.

Tom and Mary had plenty of time to talk.

Дерьма было много.

There was a lot of shit.

— На холостом ходу (1988)

У Тома было много хороших идей.

Tom had a lot of good ideas.

Там было много незнакомых мне людей.

There were many people there whom I didn’t know.