There be句型中的谓语动词be可与这些半助动词连用,表达更为复杂的意念。能用于There be句型中的这类词语主要有:happen to(碰巧),appear /seem to(似乎),be going to(将会),used to(曾经),have to(必须),be likely to(很可能),bebound to(必定)等。例如:
There happened to be an old friend of mine in the club.在那个俱乐部碰巧有我的一个老朋友。
There appear to be several reasons for changing our plans.看来改变我们的计划有几个理由。
There used to be a cinema here before the war.战前这里曾有一个电影院。
Is there going to be a dancing party tonight?今晚有舞会吗?
There are bound to be obstacles for us to get over.一定会有障碍需要我们去克服。
3.There be的非限定形式及用法
There be结构也可以以不定式(there to be)、动名词(there being)和现在分词(there being)的形式出现在句子中,作主语、宾语或状语。这种非限定形式中的there在形式上起着逻辑主语的作用,因此,不定式there to be前有时需加介词for,从形式上满足引出不定式逻辑主语的需要,而分词there being则具有独立主格结构的意味。例如:
I don’t want there to be any more trouble.我不希望再有麻烦了。(不定式作宾语)
I expect there to be no argument about this.我希望对此没有什么争论。(不定式作宾语)
It was unusual for there to be so few people in the street.大街上人这么少,这不大正常。(不定式作主语)
What’s the chance of there being an election this