there and then
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"I could have said something there and then but I didn't because protecting my mum and grandad, them not going to prison, was at the forefront of my mind," he added.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"I'm sure they were about to remove it, so we had to make a decision there and then."
From BBC • May 10, 2026
I’m doing Verve Coffee that I’m grinding there, and then I’m brewing four cups because I need my coffee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“I felt like the career grand slam was my destination, and I got there, and then I realized it wasn’t the destination.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
I ran across the field to a fence on the far side, popped through there, and then I was right on the road, three blocks from my house.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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