英语语法《there be的非限定形式》的知识点

there be的'非限定形式是there to be和there being，主要用来做介词或动词的宾语、主语或状语。如：

Have you ever thought of there being so many interesting films for you to choose from?

没想到过有这么多有趣的电影供你选择吧?

John was relying on there being another opportunity.

约翰相信另有机会。

There being a bus stop so near my house is a great advantage.

有公交车停在离我房子这么近的地方是很大的优势。

There having been no rain, the ground was dry.

由于没有下雨，地上很干燥。

Its unusual for there to be so few people in the street. (=Its unusual that there are so few people in the street)

这条街上这么少的人是不寻常的。

It was too late for there to be any subways.

太晚了，不会有地铁了。

Would you like there to be a meeting to discuss the problem?

你们要开个会讨论一下这个问题吗?