Ann never dreams of _________ for her to be sent abroad very soon．

A)there to be a chance                    B)there being a chance 

C)there be a chance                        D)being a chance

一、there be句型与各种情态动词连用。

There must be something wrong here． 

There ought to have been someone on duty all the time.

二、there be句型和be likely to be，happen to be，seem（to be）be going to 、appear to 、used to等连用：

There are likely to be more difficulties than they have been prepared for．

There happened to be nobody in the room．

There doesn't seem to be much hope of our beating that team ．

三、be的替代：live，stand，exist，remain等，用来表示"静止、存在、有"。例如：

There remains nothing more to be done．

There stands the Monument to the People's Heroes at the center of the Tian'anmen Square．

There exist different opinions on this question．

四、there be 句型中的谓语动词be被一些不及物动词代替，如 come，spring up，appear，emerge，arrive，enter，follow, 等，用来表示"突然出现"。

There appears to be no substitute for this stuff yet．

There came a company of actors and actresses．

五、"there to be ＋宾格词"在句中作宾语。例如：

The students expected there to be more reviewing classes before the final exams．

People don't want there to be another war．

六、there being

1．宾语。例如：

Have you ever thought of there being so many work units for you to choose on the talent's meeting？

2．作状语。例如：

There being no cause for alarm，she went back to her bedroom．（"there being ＋宾格词"作原因状语）

3．作主语。例如：

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

七、"there be no ＋主语名词"写作句型

1．V-ing分词在"there be no"结构中作主语，表示"不可能"、"无法"。

There is no denying the fact that China is still a developing country．

There is no joking about such matters．

2． We are disappointed with the new officer elected in our bridge club，but there is no point (in) worrying about it．

3. There’s no/little doubt that the measures will be extremely unpopular.

4. There is no need to give him so much money.

5. There’s something wrong with… ?结构,表示某物出了什么毛病。

6. There is a strong possibility that they will win the next election.

八、在由"there be ＋主语名词"引起的句子中，修饰主语的情况。

1．在由"there be ＋主语名词"引起的句子中，用来修饰主语的不定式可以用被动形式，也可以用主动形式。例如：

There is no time to lose ／to be lost．

There are still many things to take care of ／to be taken care of． 在口语中多用主动形式。但是有时候两种形式可能表示不同的意思。试比较：

There is nothing to do now．（We have nothing to do now．）

There is nothing to be done now．（We can do nothing now．）

There is nothing to see（nothing worth seeing）．

There is nothing to be seen（nothing there at all）．

2． "there be ＋主语名词+ 非谓语动词

There were 200 children studying（＝who were studying）music，dancing，or dramatics．

Is there anything planned（＝that has been planned）for tonight？

其他相关用法：

一、如果There be 后面是几个并列名词做主语时，动词be的形式和最靠近它的那个名词保持数的一致。
There is an ashtray and two bottles on the shelf.

There are two bottles and an ashtray on the shelf.

二、There be 句型的反意疑问句
There is a cup on the table, isn’t there?

There are many long rivers in China.

三、全部倒装、完全倒装

①句首是地点状语和表语时：  

In front of the house sat an old man smoking a pipe. 

On wither side of the street were rows of green trees.

 ②句首有 here, there, out, in, up, down, off, away 等副词时：  Out rushed a cat from under the table. 

Here is a ticket for you.

There comes a point where you give up. 现在该你认输了。

There goes the bell.

Up went the prices. 

③句首有 so（表肯定），neither (nor) （表否定），表示前面所说的情况也适合与另一个人或事。  

He can swim.  So can she.   

He did not watch TV yesterday evening.  Neither did I.

④在there be 结构中。  

There are fifty students in our class.

⑤在某些祝愿句中。  

Long live the People's Republic of China! 中华人民共和国万岁！