The phrase "ago when he lived" is not correct and does not work well in written English.
It is awkward and unclear, as "ago" typically refers to a specific time in the past without the need for "when he lived."
Example: "Many years ago, he lived in a small village."
Alternatives: "in the past" or "during his lifetime."
Mr. Chung said he discovered the place a few months ago when he lived in TriBeCa, and though he has since moved, he still treks back there.
He wanted to deliver $60 to his good friend Kelya, who had been his secretary a few years ago when he lived in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince
The project also has the backing of the Kent Art Association, of which Mr. Brasher was a founding member 85 years ago, when he lived on 125 acres spanning Kent and Dover Plains and Amenia, N.Y.
Congressman James Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat and the son of an evangelical minister, who was a congregant at Morris Brown decades ago, when he lived in Charleston, addressed the audience.
Now 36, with grey streaks in his beard, he's a darn sight more sprightly than when he was a few years ago, when he lived in London and shuffled around looking twitchy.
I met Brian many years ago when he lived in Quarndon.
Ten years ago, when he still lived in Poland, Jaskolski went over his bank overdraft limit.
A few years ago, when he still lived in the city, he would have sneered at the event he attended last night.
The man has lived so long and so colorfully that few would begrudge him a second memoir; his first, "Talking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times," was published 30 years ago, when he had lived only two-thirds of his life to date.
"I managed to trace him six months ago and sent him photos of when he lived with us.
Adrian Thompkins, an agent at Halstead Property who has sold in the area, says the scene reminds him of the Lower East Side, when he lived there years ago.
