构式

具体表现

举例

Shell noun + postnominal clause

外壳名词 + 名词性从句

N-that

N-to

N-wh

The fact that she has to live in the public eye, I mean, I would slit my wrists already. (BNC)

Shell NP + be + complementing clause

外壳名词组成的短语 + be动词 + 补语从句

N- be-that

N-be-to

N-be-wh

The most important thing is to let people know what is happening, so that they can send help. (BNC)

Referring item + (premod) + shell noun

指代成分 + (前修饰) + 外壳名词

th-N

(Poorer working-class groups do not seem to perceive lawyers as providing a service for them.) Law centres have tried to address this problem, but it is difficult to isolate the factors which make law centres more accessible to working-class clients. (BNC)

Referring item as subject + be + shell noun phrase

指代成分做主语 + be动词 + 外壳名词组成的短语

th-be-N

(If, from the Parliamentary Roll it appeared that the bill had passed through both Houses and received the Royal Assent, the courts could not inquire into what happened during its parliamentary stages.) That is a question for Parliament. (BNC)