There were several people who didn't think it was a joke.

有些人并不认为这只是个玩笑。

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When I passed through the gate of the hospital, I noticed there were several people crying in sorrow.

当我经过医院的大门时，我注意到有几个人在悲伤哭泣。

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There were several people sitting at the back of the car, their heads had been hit on the roof of the car for several times because of shake, they just felt blue but unable to complain the driver!

坐在车尾的几个兄弟，好几次被摇晃颠簸，头被撞到车顶，发出闷响，却还没法埋怨司机！

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There may have been several more. People who knew John Slaughter said there was no doubt they were dealing with an extremely serious man -- a man who could be very dangerous.

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When they pulled up to the burnt office, there were several people there.

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"There were several people here at the 'Hutch' who were thinking about starting a company around using yeast in drug discovery, " says Hartwell, a calm-spoken man with a bristly gray mustache.

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Do I feel there were several other people involved with this game that could have stepped in to avoid such dangerous fouls?

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