Example sentences of "ago when " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two days ago when they had carted out Menzies the minister and Fleming the young teacher from along the road at Dull and danced round them like children at a Halloween fire and stuck them up on horses , facing backwards , and paraded them past the door and down the road to Aberfeldy , he had flung a soft carrot himself and caught the man on the side of his face . |
| 2 | Finally we give in and rent the movie we ignored a few months ago when we went to see Midnight Run . |
| 3 | The pilots resigned six weeks ago when the airlines refused a demand by the Australian Federation of Air Pilots for direct negotiations over their claim for a 29.5 per cent pay rise . |
| 4 | Tennant , a former Scottish international , created a stir four years ago when she switched allegiance and opted to play for England in international competition . |
| 5 | Castleford were one of the clubs fined two seasons ago when an outbreak of brawling at several matches led to the League imposing new , stiffer penalties . |
| 6 | At the age of 29 , Durie must be wondering how much longer she has left to get hooked on that habit which she toyed with briefly six years ago when she reached the lofty heights of the world 's top five . |
| 7 | Whitaker may well have parted with a horse of remarkable talent four years ago when he sold U2 to the Edwards family in Shropshire . |
| 8 | Doyle and Hearn , former directors of the WPBSA , were in possession of the documents in Glasgow three weeks ago when they met John Virgo , the WPBSA 's chairman , at an informal meeting . |
| 9 | His mission had been planned two years ago when he worked well with stablemate Balthus , the 1987 Cambridgeshire winner , and Glover promises he has something else in the yard to continue the trend in two years . |
| 10 | The nearest he has come to an England place since was three years ago when he broke a thumb within 24 hours of being selected to face India . |
| 11 | The pair had met two years ago when Hardy scored a convincing 10-round win in a non-title bout . |
| 12 | After the children grew up , the stories remained in a drawer until three years ago when Mr Driscoll , who owned a mail order business , decided to publish them . |
| 13 | Stretch , making the first defence of a title he won more than a year ago when he out-pointed Gary Cooper , caught Wormald with a perfectly timed right hook to the chin . |
| 14 | Kissin , aged 18 , came to prominence a couple of years ago when he appeared to great acclaim at the Berlin Festival . |
| 15 | The United pilots ' union had attempted unsuccessfully to finance a similar bid a year ago when the airline was trading at less than half the final sale price . |
| 16 | As one said , what Easton has , unlike many areas , is ‘ ordinary civil policing ’ ( FN 16/11/87 , p. 6 ) , so that there is a continuity with policing in Easton before the current troubles began : ‘ I was in Easton years ago when it was the old station , though basically policing at Easton has n't changed from when I was here years ago . |
| 17 | It seemed like a very long time ago when I and others followed Lovat into this house . |
| 18 | We stop the jeep for a few words with the Marines , some I recognise from a few weeks ago when they were on their way to take up positions on the coast , on the left of 1st Commando Brigade . |
| 19 | To lighten the proceedings he told us of an incident some years ago when there had still been a whaling station in the town . |
| 20 | This was confirmed only a few days ago when yet another visit to the garage became necessary , this time through no fault of the Metro 's . |
| 21 | Mr Brandt , who was mayor of West Berlin 28 years ago when East Berlin put up the Wall and who stood next to Mr Kennedy during his famous speech , said the barbed wire and wall were ‘ against the flow of history ’ , but added that it should remain as an ‘ an historical monstrosity ’ . |
| 22 | This is all a huge improvement on 10 years ago when the children practised their chess in a two-roomed flat with one wall reeking with damp . |
| 23 | He compared it with the scheme 30 years ago when Britain built tall chimneys to disperse pollution over a wide area . |
| 24 | Dr Siddiqui caused a furore in Manchester two months ago when he asked a meeting of Muslim activists to raise their hands in agreement with the death sentence imposed on Mr Rushdie by the late Ayatollah Khomeini . |
| 25 | Nine years ago when the pair met in Montreal , Leonard taunted his opponent to the limits of frustration and Duran walked out after eight rounds calling : ‘ No mas . ’ |
| 26 | Most have stemmed from evidence provided by Boesky three years ago when he was caught making millions on hot tips from his network of investment bankers , lawyers and brokers . |
| 27 | Thomas last played in the full England side 13 months ago when he won his first cap in Saudi Arabia and did little of consequence . |
| 28 | But Laughton says the situation is ridiculous , claiming that the League was aware of Tuavao five weeks ago when Widnes attempted to have their hooker , the Australian Phil McKenzie , reclassed as a non-overseas player . |
| 29 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the United board that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |
| 30 | Edwards has emphasised , ever since the annual meeting two weeks ago when he used his majority shareholding to secure Knighton a place on the board , that he would make his decision at the end of this season . |