1.   David was busy writing down the phone number on a piece of paper.

2.   At Our Lady Help of Christians church in Newton, the Rev. Walter Cuenin was busy writing a bulletin he will distribute at Mass on Sunday.

3.   Carthy, who appeared at the Getty Center on Friday night, apparently is busy writing, since she did two new numbers in the hour set.

4.   He also kept busy writing about his war experiences.

5.   It was his job to call out plays to reporters who were too busy writing to watch.

6.   Mike Bauer was busy writing an article for a union newspaper on his laptop computer.

7.   Most composers are too busy writing to pursue careers as conductors of the standard repertory.

8.   Nearly five years after a heart transplant, the wiry, irascible evangelist of common-sense investing keeps quite busy writing, researching and giving speeches.

9.   She keeps busy writing on sets, maintaining her second career as an author.

10.   Somewhere the reclusive Harris is busy writing another novel, this one for Delacorte.