None would have dreamed of there being such a place.
网友理解错误。黑体部分是 there be 存在句的动名词复合结构：即 being such a place 为动名词，there 为逻辑主语，整体作 of 的宾语。
“There be 结构” 的动名词形式为 there being。它可以作句子的主语，作及物动词的宾语和介词的宾语。这时，there 充当了动名词的逻辑主语。

 作介词的宾语举例：
“There be结构”的动名词形式作介词宾语的情况特别多。一般说来，凡是能跟动名词作宾语的介词，几乎都可以跟 there being。例如：
What’s the chance of there being an election this year? 今年举行选举的可能性有多大？
I talked about the possibility of there being another acute phase in this economic crisis. 我谈到了这场经济危机中另有一个严重阶段的可能性。
I never dreamed of there being a picture on the wall. 我根本没想到墙上有张画。
Well, I've never heard of there being any disparity between the two. 嗯，我从来没有听说过两者之间有什么差距。
The Chinese are proud of there being the Great Wall in the north of China. 中国人因为在中国北部有长城而自豪。
He was disappointed at there being no money left. 他对不剩一点钱感到失望。
No one told him about there being a meeting that afternoon. 没有人告诉他那天下午有个会议。
John was relying on there being another opportunity. 约翰指望还另有一次机会。
They were completely unaware of there being anything extraordinary. 他们完全没有觉察到这件事有什么出奇的地方。
I was wrong about there being some misunderstanding between us.认为我们之间有误解是我的错误。
Virtually all of the evidence argues against there being a causal factor. 实际上，几乎所有的证据都反对存在因果因素的说法。
They've gone through debates here without there being any significant effect on their work. 他们在这里进行了多次辩论，但对他们的工作没有任何显著的影响。
And as a result of there being physical violence at home, the couple broke up at last. 由于家庭暴力的结果，这对夫妇最后分手了。
The idea of there being a massive attack in the United States is unrealistic. 在美国有大规模攻击的想法，是不现实的。