Example sentences of "had been great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he noted that there had been great differences over the issue of securing international guarantees for the zone , and concluded that the practical realisation of the zone idea was a long-term task . |
| 2 | Only last Friday there had been great excitement over Janice 's eighth birthday party . |
| 3 | At first , there had been great enthusiasm over the Collector 's decision to suppress the rights of property in the food that was to have been auctioned and to give a share to everybody . |
| 4 | There had been great difficulty raising the £40,000 contribution from the unions . |
| 5 | From the 11th century , such events had been popular for about 500 years but over the centuries there had been great changes to the ways in which they had been conducted . |
| 6 | It had been great fun , much more so than he had anticipated . |
| 7 | It had been great fun . |
| 8 | At this point , ‘ Dr Johnson observed that there had been great disputes about the spelling of Shakespear 's [ sic ] name : ‘ At last it was thought it would be settled by looking at the original copy of his will ; but , upon examining it , he was found to have written it himself no less than three different ways . ’ |