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13.2.5.3 Temporal existential constructions (IP-ADV)

Temporal existential constructions, with light verbs like haver, fazer or ir, are labeled IP-ADV. These constructions locate in the past the event described in the higher IP.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O) (N dinheiro))
	  (ET-P está)
	  (ADVP (ADV lá))
	  (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
		  (HV-P há)
		  (NP-ACC (NUM dois) (N-P anos))))
	  (. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0120,.11))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (CONJ Mas)
	      (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	      (VB-P quero@)
	      (NP-1 (CL @vos))
	      (IP-INF (NP-DAT *-1)
		      (VB dizer)
		      (NP-ACC (CP-FRL (WNP-2 (D o)
					     (WNP (WPRO que)))
				      (IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-2)
					      (NP-SBJ *pro*)
					      (VB-D sonhava)
					      (ADVP (ADV agora))
					      (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
						      (HV-P ha)
						      (NP-ACC (NUM tres) (N-P noytes)))))))
	      (. .))
  (WOChWEL; ID CGE491,.10))

( (CP-EXL (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
		  (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
			  (ADVP (ADV Ainda))
			  (HV-P-3S há)
			  (NP-ACC (Q pouco)))
		  (VB-D-3S deixou)
		  (PP (P de)
		      (IP-INF (VB andar))))
	  (. !))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID UNS19,25))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO Êle))
	  (VB-D morreu)
	  (PP (P de)
	      (NP (D-UM um)
		  (N ataque)
		  (PP (P de)
		      (NP (N apoplexia)))
		  (CP-REL (WPP-1 (P de)
				 (NP (WPRO que)))
			  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
				  (ET-D estava)
				  (ADJP (PP *T*-1)
                                        (VB-AN ameaçado))
				  (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
					  (HV-D havia)
					  (NP-ACC (ADV-R mais)
						  (PP (P de)
						      (NP (NUM seis) (N-P anos)))))))))
	  (. .))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_008,106.954))
A focused IP-ADV is annotated as a cleft constituent. In this case, the cleft structure contains an empty BE verb (SR *) and an adverbial trace (ADVP *T*) under the IP where the gap is interpreted.
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*)
		  (SR *)
		  (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
			  (HV-P Há)
			  (NP-ACC (N-P tempos)))
		  (CP-CLF (WADVP-1 0)
			  (C que)
			  (IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
				  (NP-SBJ *pro*)
				  (NP-DAT (CL te))
				  (VB-D escrevi))))
	  (CONJP (CONJ e)
		 (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
			 (NEG não)
			 (TR-P tenho)
			 (TR-PP tido)
			 (NP-ACC (N notícia)
				 (PP (P de@)
				     (NP (D-F @a) (N resposta))))))
	  (. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0183,.1)) 

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*)
	  (SR *)
	  (IP-ADV (NP-SBJ *exp*)
		  (HV-P-3S há)
		  (NP-ACC (QP (ADV-R tão) (Q poucachinho))
			  (N tempo)))
	  (CP-CLF (WADVP-1 0)
		  (C que)
		  (IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
			  (NP-SBJ (DEM isto))
			  (VB-D-3S começou)))
	  (. .))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID AAL32,27))