有時可將there be中的動詞be 換為 live, remain, seem, appear, exist, stand, lie, come等:
Once upon a time there lived a man known by the name of Joe Beef.
從前有個人名叫喬比夫。
There seems [appears] something the matter with her.
她好像是出了什麼事似的。
There existed different opinions on this problem.
對這個問題曾有不同看法。
There remained just twenty-eight pounds.
只剩28英鎊了。
At the top of the hill there stands an old temple.
在小山頂上有一座古廟。