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The sentence 'were busy preparing' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to convey that someone was in the process of performing a task. For example, "The volunteers were busy preparing food for the charity event."
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He had retired from the D.A.'s office twelve days earlier, and he and Mary had moved to the seaside, where they were busy preparing for the opening of their new business — a bookstore in Newport, called Book 'Em.
Electricians were busy preparing sound systems.
Enid's mother and father were busy preparing for Enid's sixth birthday party.
This week workers were busy preparing the concert space for the Beach at Governors Island.
Several pilots complained that they had spotted the drones when they were busy preparing to land.
On campus, where students were busy preparing for finals, many were astonished at news of the arrests.
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"In addition to our continued efforts to strengthen our business, we are busy preparing for integration with Verizon," CEO Marissa Mayer said in a statement.
Keegan and Manford are busy preparing.
Today Green is busy preparing for the N.B.A. season.
Both musicians are busy preparing new albums for release this year.
Now he was busy preparing for its sendoff.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com