there be的非限定形式

there be的非限定形式是there to be和there being，主要用來做介詞或動詞的賓語、主語或狀語。如：

Have you ever thought of there being so many interesting films for you to choose from?沒想到過有這么多有趣的電影供你選擇吧？

John was relying on there being another opportunity. 約翰相信另有機會。

There being a bus stop so near my house is a great advantage. 有公交車停在離我房子這么近的地方是很大的優勢。

There having been no rain, the ground was dry. 由于沒有下雨，地上很干燥。

It’s unusual for there to be so few people in the street. (=It’s unusual that there are so few people in the street) 這條街上這么少的人是不尋常的(from www.yygrammar)。

It was too late for there to be any subways. 太晚了，不會有地鐵了。

Would you like there to be a meeting to discuss the problem? 你們要開個會討論一下這個問題嗎?

I don’t want there to be a simple mistake in the article that I have written. 我不想我寫的這篇文章中有錯誤。

I except there to be no argument about this. 我期限望對此事沒有爭論的。

注：there to be常做like, expect, mean, want, intend, prefer, hate等的復合賓語。