she was
She was only twenty years old.
Ей было обидно, когда она обнаружила, что никто не обратил на неё внимания.
She was hurt when she discovered that no one had paid any attention to her.
She had nothing to do yesterday.
Ей было плохо, и я ее взяла к себе.
She was feeling ill, and I took her in.
— Всё о моей матери (1999)
То есть ей было важно только задать вопрос, ответ совершенно не интересует.
So all she cared about was asking the question; she wasn’t interested in the answer at all.
— What Men Talk About (2010)