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The phrase "ago when he presented" is not correct in written English.
It is an awkward construction that combines a time reference with a specific event, which can lead to confusion.
Example: "It was a year ago when he presented his findings at the conference."
Alternatives: "a year back when he presented" or "some time ago when he presented".
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Only a fortnight ago when he presented the bank's £5.8bn profits for 2011, Diamond had been stressing the bank's commitment to "citizenship".
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I was thinking about getting another cat when he presented me with the bird feeder a couple of years ago.
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He was readmitted when he presented with worsening dyspnea due to an enlarging pleural effusion.
Thirteen years ago, when he moved to his present house, the drive took 30 minutes.
That was seven years ago, when he was twenty-three.
He started using just flour years ago when he tried to enter the Pillsbury Bake-Off.
Four years ago, when he was 75, he was still ranked No. 85 in the world.
He met Mr. Hoover twenty years ago when he was in the mining-engineering line.
But he said there was a time, long ago, when he was "pretty young, pretty green".
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