There was a blank moment.
一瞬空白があった
There was a chill in her way of speaking.
彼女の口のきき方はよそよそしかった
There was a core of truth beneath the joke.
その冗談の裏には真実の核心が潜んでいた
There was a deadly silence.
ひっそりと静まり返っていた
There was a faint smile on his lips.
唇にかすかな笑みが浮かんだ
There was a fraught silence in the meeting.
その会議に張り詰めた沈黙が走った
There was a good professional motive behind my request.
私の要請の背後にはプロとしての十分な動機があった
There was a grain [a kernel, an element] of truth in [to] all folklore.
すべての民話には若干の真実が含まれている
There was a great deal of talk about peace.
平和についてさかんに論じられた
There was a heavy frost last night.
昨夜はひどい霜が降りた
