The phrase "ago when he called" is not correct in written English.
It is an awkward construction that combines two time indicators, making it unclear and confusing.
Example: "It was a long time ago when he called to check on me."
Alternatives: "some time ago" or "previously when he called".
His team has one loss this season, just as it did 30 years ago when he called his shot.
Peng doesn't resent the label, despite Breslin's outburst a couple of years ago when he called a Korean-American colleatue at Newsday "slant-eyed" and a "yellow cur".
Martin's downfall began some time ago when he called his daughter Apple, but, come on, he's hardly the worst offender in these stakes.
Joaquin Phoenix was the front-runner for best actor until a few weeks ago, when he called the Oscars "bullshit".
But that was not the case six months ago when he called a friend in his poker group on an unfair play that affected another player.
Doherty's relationship with Florida Atlantic began a couple of weeks ago, when he called to recommend Rex Walters to fill the opening.
A few years ago, perhaps in 2003 when he called Oakland and San Francisco home games at ABC, his mother, Mary, now 92, told him that the two teams were not playing well enough to earn "Monday Night Football" slots the next season.
TRIPOLI, Libya — Refat, 26, was happily working in the information technology department of a British retailer here until just a few months ago when he was called to military service by the government of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Instead, Mr Bush appeared, first, to give Israel's invasion of the West Bank a green light; and then not to mean what he said when he called a fortnight ago for Israel to withdraw "immediately".
Ten years ago, when he started calling Cardinals games, a home run was a rarity.
He recalled a winter three years ago when he called his grandchildren for the holidays.
