there had been

hubo

Well, there had been a string of robberie in the neighborhood.	Bueno, hubo una serie de robos en el vecindario.
Recently there had been a certain improvement in their relations.	Recientemente se observa una cierta mejoría en las relaciones.
For longer than he could remember, there had been only darkness.	Por más tiempo del que podía recordar, solo existía la oscuridad.
I felt that there had been magic in this place.	Sentía que había magia en ese lugar.
On his right wrist, there had been a wide bracelet of identical fabric.	En su muñeca derecha, había un ancho brazalete de tejido idéntico.
As I was saying, if there had been anyone else—	Como iba diciendo, si hubiese alguien más...
Even in the February revolution, there had been few meetings such as this.	Incluso en la revolución de febrero, hubo pocas reuniones como ésta.
Where once there had been only seven, now there were eight.	Donde antes solo había siete, ahora había ocho.
Among women, therefore, there had been a decline of 3.5 percentage points.	Así, entre las mujeres hubo un descenso de 3,5 puntos porcentuales.
Five months ago there had been a fierce storm.	Hace cinco meses hubo una tormenta muy violenta.
What if there had been a launch detection by our side?	¿Qué tal si de nuestra parte hubiésemos detectado un lanzamiento?
The levels were less if there had been a previous resection of the ileum.	Los niveles eran menores si existía resección previa del íleon.
I only wish there had been a better way to handle it.	Solo espero que haya una mejor forma de resolver esto.
In the 3rd district, there had been three or four debates.	En el 3ro districto, había habido tres o cuatro discusiones.
In this race for Congress, there had been no polls.	En esta raza para el congreso, no había habido encuestas.
But there had been no happy ending for Mrs. Mulock.	Pero no había habido un final feliz para Mrs. Mulock.
Unfortunately, however, there had been one fatality in the accident.	Desafortunadamente, sin embargo, había habido una víctima mortal en el accidente.
Though there had been many results, likely coming from 3.1 in.	Aunque ha habido muchos resultados, probablemente proveniente de 3,1 pulg.
As if there had been a government in the last decade.	Como si hubiese existido gobierno en la última década.
The review had also confirmed that there had been progress.	El examen también confirmó que se han registrado progresos.