4.　　　　 There being no bus, we had to walk home.

因为没有公共汽车，我们只好步行回家。 (“There being + 名词”构成独立主格结构，在句中作状语)

3.　　　　 No one would have dreamt of there being such a fine place.

谁也没想到会有这样的一个好地方。(There being 在句子中作介词of的宾语。需注意的是，结构若出现在介词for的后面则要用动词不定式；若出现在其他介词后面则要用动名词)

2.　　　　 I don’t want there to be any misunderstanding.

我不想引起任何误解。(There to be 作宾语)

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

　　 公共汽车站离家这么近是一个很有利的条件。(There being a bus 用作主语)

There is only a table, four chairs and a small bed in the room.

房子里有一张桌子，四把椅子和一张小床。

4.　 There stands at the center of the square the Monument to the People’s Heroes. 在广场的中央矗立着人民英雄纪念碑。

3.　 Not long after this, there occurred a sudden revolution in public taste. 此后不久，公众的情趣发生了突然的变化。

2.　 There remains one more test to be carried out before putting the instrument into operation. 在使用这一设备之前要完成一项试验。

1.　 There fell a deep silence. 突然一片寂静。

3.　 There appears to have been a nasty accident. 似乎有一起严重的事故。