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ExamplesSentences CrashesDerivations
1 A train arrived.4 4
2 There arrived a train. (Sobin 2014:398)7 1
3 Several prizes are likely to be awarded. (Chomsky 2001: 7)64 64
4 There are likely to be several prizes awarded./?There are likely to be awarded several prizes. (Chomsky 2001: 7)123 5
5 We expect several prizes to be awarded. (Chomsky 2001: 7)19 5
6 We expect there to be several prizes awarded./?We expect there to be awarded several prizes. (Chomsky 2001: 7)31 1
7 There is likely to arrive a man. (Chomsky 2001:16)123 5
8 We expect there to arrive a man. (Chomsky 2001:16)31 1
9 Several fish seem to have been caught.64 64
10 There seem to have been several fish caught./?There seem to have been caught several fish. (Chomsky 2001: 17)119 9
11 We expect there to have been several fish caught./?We expect there to have been caught several fish. (Chomsky 2001: 17)63 1
12 Many fish are expected to be caught. (Chomsky 2001: 25)32 32
13 There are many fish expected to be caught. (Chomsky 2001: 25)59 5
14 There were several fish believed to have been caught./?There were believed to have been caught several fish. (Chomsky 2001: 19)119 9