cannot help doing sth. There is no doing sth.
I know it isn’t important but I can’t help thinking about it.
Alice was having trouble controlling the children because there were so many of them.
There is no use crying over spilt milk.
4.there be 非謂語動詞的用法
(1)做賓語時取決于謂語動詞的持續(xù)要求。如：
The students expected there to be more reviewing classes before the final exams.
(expect要求接不定式做賓語)
(2)做目的狀語或程度狀語時用for there to be，做其他狀語用there being。如：
For there to be f1411.cn successful communication, there must be attentiveness and involvement in the discussion itself by all present.
(for there to be…在句中做目的狀語)
It isn’t cold enough for there to be a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.
(for there to be…在句中做程度狀語)
There being no further questions, we’ll stop here today.
(there being…做原因狀語)
(3)引導(dǎo)主語用for there to be。如：
It is unusual for there to be no late comers today.
(4)做除for外的介詞賓語，用there being。如：
He would always ignore the fact of there being such a contradiction in his inner thought.
