там никого не было

there was nobody there

→ там
phrase Uncommon #22,785
there was nobody there Used to say that a place was empty of people.
RU: Я пришёл в офис, но там никого не было.
EN: I came to the office, but there was nobody there.

Ведь, когда я пришел в себя, там никого не было.

After all, when I came to, there was no one there.

— Невидимый гость (2017)

Кроме них, там никого не было.

There was no one there except them.

Когда она вошла в кухню, там никого не было.

When she entered the kitchen, there was no one there.

Услышав стук, я открыл дверь, но там никого не было.

Hearing a knock, I opened the door, but there was no one there.

Кроме нас, там никого не было.

There was no one there except us.

Там никого не было.

There was no one there.

— Скрытое (2005)

Я открыл дверь, но там никого не было.

I opened the door, but there was no one there.

Там никого не было, кроме неё.

There was no one there except her.

Она пошла на кухню, чтобы посмотреть, кто там, но там никого не было.

She went to the kitchen to see who was there, but no one was there.