Example sentences of "[vb past] been much [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ironically , it was a track which Lauda had always opposed on safety grounds and there had been much discussion about the Ring 's lack of safeguards and medical access ( the track is so long , – kilometres , that marshals and safety equipment were not only widely scattered but often whole stretches of the track , such as that where Niki 's car went off , could not be seen from any marshal 's post ) . |
| 2 | There had been much discussion about the music . |
| 3 | There had been much discussion in the street on this very topic . |
| 4 | There had been much insistence among Slovaks that the country 's name had to be hyphenated in order to make explicit the separate and equal identity of the two nations , whereas many Czechs felt that the issue was divisive and that the state 's title should be merely shortened by removing the word " Socialist " . |
| 5 | While there had been much speculation about the state of Diana 's marriage , the stories Morton gathered from friends such as Caroline Bartholomew , James Gilbey and Diana 's brother Charles were dynamite . |
| 6 | There had been much dispute in the British Cabinet , and among the higher ranking military , as to where this relatively small but experienced and professional army should be deployed . |
| 7 | That night there had been much wine at dinner and Flavia , though far from drunk , felt warmed , free . |