Question

there being no buses. 可以改成there were no buses.吗？

Answer 1

there being no buses 不可以改成 there were no buses.
前者是there be 结构的一种非谓语形式，后者是一个独立的句子。

there being结构的主要用法有两种：
(1)用作状语：
如：There being nothing else to do, we went home. 由于没什么其他的事要干，所以我们就回家了。
There having been no rain, the ground was dry. 由于没有下雨，所以地面很干。
【注】有时可与状语从句转换：
如：There being no further business(=As there was no further business), I declared the meeting closed. 由于没有别的事了，我宣布闭会。

(2)用作介词宾语：
如：There is now some hope of there being a settle ment of the dispute. 现在有点希望可以解决这次争端。

Answer 2

正确的就是：
There were no buses. 没有公共汽车。

追问

前面那个好像也可以

追答

being 不能作谓语，所以
“ there being no buses” 是错误。