Sentence examples of "furent" in French with translation "be"

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Ils furent mis en prison. They were put in prison.
Ce furent ses paroles exactes. Those were his actual words.
Ses mots furent les suivants : His words were as follows:
Mes notes scolaires furent moyennes. My school marks were average.
Ils furent pris au dépourvu. They were caught off-guard.
Tous mes sacrifices furent vains. All my pains were in vain.
Toutes les voiles furent affalées. All the sails were taken down.
Ses paroles furent les suivantes. Her words were as follows.
Soudain, 100 ouvriers furent licenciés. Suddenly, 100 workers were laid off.
Ses critiques furent très sévères. His criticisms were very severe.
Toutes nos tentatives furent vaines. All our attempts were in vain.
Tous leurs efforts furent vains. All their efforts were in vain.
De nombreux livres furent volés. A number of books were stolen.
Tous les pommiers furent abattus. All the apple trees were cut down.
Ses péchés lui furent pardonnés. He was absolved of his sin.
Elles furent prises au dépourvu. They were caught off-guard.
Ils furent forcés de se retirer. They were forced to withdraw.
Ils furent grondés par l'instituteur. They were scolded by the teacher.
De nombreux avions étasuniens furent abattus. Many American planes were shot down.
Ils furent grondés par l'institutrice. They were scolded by the teacher.
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