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было полно

there was plenty of

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phrase Uncommon #10,914
there was plenty of Used to say that a place or situation had a lot of something; the verb is impersonal and stays singular.
RU: В комнате было полно книг.
EN: There were lots of books in the room.

Там было полно людей.

It was packed with people.

— 12 (2007)

В автобусе было полно народа.

The bus was full of people.

В доме было полно еды.

The house was full of food.

У него и его друзей было полно клиентов.

He and his friends had plenty of clients.

Всё было полно жизни, а душа была чем-то.

Everything was full of life, and the soul was something.

— Небо над Берлином (1987)

У Тома в холодильнике было полно еды.

Tom's refrigerator was full of food.

У них было полно времени.

They had plenty of time.