had been working

had worked

had carried
had been carrying
smoked
had been smoking
had applied
had been applying
had flown
was flying

4b: had applied / 3b: had smoked / 2b: had carried

had been trying

had visited

had costed
had written

had been worried

had arrived

had believed

had been talking

8: we were talking

had been taken

had just heard

had been fishing

had collapsed