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The phrase "ago there are" is not correct and usable in written English.
It seems to be an incorrect combination of words that does not convey a clear meaning or grammatical structure.
Example: "Five years ago there were many changes in the industry."
Alternatives: "in the past there were" or "previously there were".
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There were 560 private schools in the valley seven years ago; there are 1,360 now.
Increasingly, some are saying what was simply unthinkable just a few years ago: There are too many bikes.
Where only a handful of programs existed a few years ago, there are now 239, with scores in development.
The report warned that despite William Wilberforce's abolition campaign over 200 years ago, there are still slaves in modern Britain.
The Cure first played the Apollo 30 years ago; there are two more nights in this run.
But where there were 1,000 human residents a half-century ago, there are now 16,000 and counting.
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"Ten years ago, there was no data".
Ten years ago there were 64.
Not long ago, there was a look.
"Sixty years ago, there were 30,000 families".
Twenty years ago, there were only 22.
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