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There are mistakes in all of these sentences. Correct the sentences.

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I was pleased to see my friends from uni at the conference last week as we didn’t see each other since graduation.

… as we hadn’t seen each other ……

By the time we reached the stadium, the match ended and the spectators were leaving.

the match had ended

At the end of the meal, he found he couldn’t pay his share of the bill because he didn’t bring his wallet.

he hadn’t brought

We were pleased that GARY was having his laptop with him, but we were less pleased when we discovered that he hadn’t charged the battery.

Gary had his laptop

When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my phone from my bag.

I found

At first the authorities thought the athlete had been using drugs, but they soon realised the lab mixed up the test results.

the lab had mixed up

When my cousin came into the room, I didn’t recognise him because I didn’t see him since he was a child.

because I hadn’t seen him

We couldn’t find anywhere central to stay when we arrived in Rome, so we had decided to book a hotel room the next time.

so we decided