Exercise 3. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the use of there + to be construction: 1. There are two types of lawyers practicing in England: barristers and solicitors.
2. Are there any questions?
3. There’s the problem of parking in the city centre and if we go later there will be that long queue to get into the car park.
4. There being no evidence against him, the defendant was released.
5. There must be some way of contacting the witness.
6. There appeared to be a major disagreement between the claimant and defendant.
7. There was a very good reason for the decision to apprehend the suspect.
8. Is there a chance that the contract could be signed tonight?
9. There is no reason why I can’t see the lawyer tomorrow.
10. There was an attempt to resolve the dispute by means of ADR (alternative dispute resolution).
11. There is substantial evidence to suggest that the Andersons lied to the police.
12. “There are no easy answers to the problem of global warming”, say the ecologists.
13. There was absolutely nothing I could do to prevent him from signing the documents.
14. There has never been any doubt that the election will be held next month.
15. There being no further business to discuss, the meeting closed at 15.30.
16. There may be a number of hearings to deal with legal issues before the trial begins.
17. There have been suggestions that the election will be held next year.
18. There will also be an usher assisting the court, and it is he or she who will bring you into the court when you have to give evidence.
19. There seem to be a lot of unanswered questions.
20. There are sure to be protests about the judge’s decision.
21. There have been some recent indications that the economy is slowing down.
22. There are many different levels of judges although the main division is into inferior and superior judges.
23. As society changed, so did the nature of crime: there was an explosion in crime and, in particular, violence fuelled by drug abuse.
24. Usually, there are several procedures by which youth are waived or transferred to adult court.
25. Since each state has its own system of law, there are many legal systems: the law of the United Kingdom, the law of Japan, etc.
26. There are still countries wishing to join the European Union, but so far they have not been accepted and remain “candidate” countries.