Usage examples of "were there" in English with translation to German

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We were surprised how fast the police were there. Wir waren überrascht, wie schnell die Polizei da war.

All the students were there. Die Schüler waren alle dort.

How many victims were there? Wie viele Opfer gab es?

He said that if he were there, he would help her. Er sagte, er würde ihr helfen, wenn er dort wäre.

Were there any stars in the sky? Waren überhaupt Sterne am Himmel?

Not only were there strong winds yesterday, but also it rained heavily. Es hat gestern nicht nur heftig gestürmt, sondern auch stark geregnet.

If it were not for the sun, there would be no life on the earth. Wenn es die Sonne nicht gäbe, gäbe es kein Leben auf der Erde.

They were all surprised to see me there. Alle waren sie überrascht, mich dort zu sehen.

There were at least a hundred people present. Es waren mindestens hundert Leute da.

There were about 1,000 people. Es waren ungefähr tausend Leute da.

There were a great many people at the airport. Es war eine große Menschenmenge am Flughafen.

There were no stores in the Yukon. Es gab keine Geschäfte im Yukon-Territorium.

There were two people in it, one of her girl students and a young man. Drinnen waren zwei Leute: Eine ihrer Studentinnen und eine junger Mann.

As there were no clients, we closed the shop earlier. Es waren keine Kunden mehr da und so haben wir den Laden früher geschlossen.

There were three deaths in the car crash. Es gab drei Tote in dem Verkehrsunfall.

There were not more than one hundred passengers on board the ferry. Es waren nicht mehr als hundert Passagiere an Bord der Fähre.

If there were no air, man could not live even ten minutes. Ohne Luft kann man nicht einmal 10 Minuten überleben.

There were no customers, so we closed the shop early. Es waren keine Kunden da; deswegen schlossen wir den Laden eher.

Mary argued that Tom stood three words ahead of her, although when he turned back, he saw that, between she and he, there were only two. Mary behauptete, dass Tom drei Worte vor ihr sei, obwohl er, als er sich umdrehte, sah, dass zwischen ihr und ihm nur zwei lagen.

There were a dozen suspects in the case. Es gab ein Dutzend Verdächtige in dem Fall.

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