Sentence examples of "Gab" in German with translation "be"

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Gestern gab es ein Erdbeben. There was an earthquake yesterday.
Gab es Anrufe für mich? Have there been any phone calls for me?
Es gab dort acht Kieselsteine. There were eight pebbles there.
Es gab überhaupt keine Warnung. There was no warning whatsoever.
Wie viele Opfer gab es? How many victims were there?
Plötzlich gab es eine Explosion. All at once there was an explosion.
Es gab noch ein anderes Problem. There was another problem.
Letzten Winter gab es viele Schneestürme. There were many snow storms last winter.
Heute morgen gab es ein Erdbeben. There was an earthquake this morning.
Letzten Winter gab es viel Schnee. There was a lot of snow last winter.
Sie gab vor, krank zu sein. She pretended that she was sick.
Sie gab nur vor, zu schlafen. She was only pretending to be asleep.
Es gab auch einen anderen Grund. There also was another reason.
Hier gab es früher eine Brücke. There used to be a bridge here.
Er gab vor, Arzt zu sein. He pretended to be a doctor.
Es gab viele Morde letzes Jahr. There were a lot of murders last year.
Es gab fünf Brände gestern Abend. There were five fires last night.
Damals gab es Hass zwischen uns. There was hatred between us then.
Früher gab es hier ein Gefängnis. There used to be a prison here.
Er gab vor, Anwalt zu sein. He pretended that he was a lawyer.
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