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15 PHRASE Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past. [SPOKEN ] □  'There you go again, upsetting the child!' said Shirley.

16 PHRASE You can add ' so there ' to what you are saying to show that you will not change your mind about a decision you have made, even though the person you are talking to disagrees with you. [INFORMAL ] □  I think that's sweet, so there.

17 PHRASE If something happens there and then or then and there , it happens immediately. □  Many felt that he should have resigned there and then.

18 CONVENTION You say ' there there ' to someone who is very upset, especially a small child, in order to comfort them. [SPOKEN ] □  'There, there,' said Mum. 'You've been having a really bad dream.'

19 CONVENTION You say ' there you are ' or ' there you go ' when you are offering something to someone. [SPOKEN , FORMULAE ] □  Nora picked up the boy, and gave him a biscuit. 'There you are, Lennie, you take the nice biscuit.'

20 PHRASE If someone is there for you, they help and support you, especially when you have problems. [INFORMAL ] □  Despite what happened in the past I want her to know I am there for her. USAGE there

1 Don’t use ‘there is’ or ‘there are’ with since to say how long ago something happened. Don’t say, for example, ‘ There are four days since she arrived in London ’. Say ‘It’s four days since she arrived in London’ or ‘She arrived in London four days ago ’. □  It’s three months since you were here last.

2 Don’t use ‘to’ in front of there . Don’t say, for example, ‘ I like going to there ’. Say ‘I like going there ’. □  My family live in India. I still go there often.

there|abouts /ðeə rəbaʊ ts/ PHRASE You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate. □  He told us that her age was forty-eight or thereabouts.

there|after /ðeə rɑː ftə ^r , -æ ftə ^r / ADV Thereafter means after the event or date mentioned. [FORMAL ] □  It was the only time she had ever discouraged him and she regretted it thereafter.

there|by /ðeə ^r ba I / ADV You use thereby to introduce an important result or consequence of the event or action you have just mentioned. [FORMAL ] □  Our bodies can sweat, thereby losing heat by evaporation.

there|fore ◆◆◇ /ðeə ^r fɔː ^r / ADV You use therefore to introduce a logical result or conclusion. □  Muscle cells need lots of fuel and therefore burn lots of calories. SYNONYMS therefore ADV

consequently:Relations between the two companies had, consequently, never been close.

thus:…women's access to the basic means of production and thus to political power.

so:I was an only child, and so had no experience of large families.

hence:The Socialist Party was profoundly divided and hence very weak.

there|in /ðeə r I n/

1 ADV [n ADV ] Therein means contained in the place that has been mentioned. [FORMAL ] □  Burning pine branches not only warms your house but improves the smell therein.

2 ADV [n ADV ] Therein means relating to something that has just been mentioned. [FORMAL ] □  Afternoon groups relate to the specific addictions and problems therein.

3 PHRASE When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem. [FORMAL or OLD-FASHIONED ] □  Santa Maria di Castellabate is barely mentioned in guidebooks; therein lies its charm.