у них не было

they didn't have

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they didn't have Used to say that something was absent or unavailable to them.
RU: У них не было времени.
EN: They didn't have time.

У них не было еды.

They had no food.

— Парень из гетто (2019)

У них не было шпревальдских огурчиков.

They didn't have any Spreewald cucumbers.

— Гудбай, Ленин! (2003)

У них не было кота.

They didn't have a cat.

У них не было смелости.

They didn't have the courage.

— Славные парни (1990)

Они сразу согласились, сказав, что у них не было таких намерений.

They immediately agreed, saying that they had had no such intentions.

— Сенна (2010)