There + be

  • To talk about the existence of something, we use there + be.

    Look at these examples.

    I really ought to phone home. ~ Well, there's a phone box round the corner.

    Could I make myself an omelette? ~ Of course. There are some eggs in the fridge.

    There's an important meeting at work that I have to go to.

    Here are some more examples.

    There's a bus at ten to five. There'll be a meal waiting for us.

    Is there a toilet in the building? Were there any bargains in the sale?

    There have been some burglaries recently. There might have been an accident.

  • We also use there with words like a lot of, many, much, more, enough and with numbers.

    There were a lot of problems to discuss. There's too much noise in here. Will there be enough chairs? There are thirty days in April.