eg 
Anm. En betingelse, der gjælder fortiden, men som strider 
mod virkeligheden, udtrykkes som sedvanlig ved plus- 
kvamperfektum: Had Anerum been looking he must have 
been touched by the change in the lad's expression 
8. 
sjelden, 
ning, f. 
Meget ofte bruges derimod uomskreven tid i begge sæt- 
ninger: 
DR. AUG. WESTERN. 
(Ward, Grieve I, 261 9: but he was not looking). 
Når to eller flere tilstande eller netop for sig gående 
handlinger er samtidige, skulde man vente omskrivningen brugt 
i alle sætninger, således som i følgende eks.: As the hymn after 
the prayers was being sung, and the chapel was getting å little 
dark, he was beginmmg to feel that he had been really wor- 
shipping (Tom Brown's Schooldays 120; Tauchn.). 
at man finder omskrivningen brugt i mere end en sæt- 
eks.: 
As we write the Japanese land and sea forces 
are Vigorously laying siege to the key of the 
whole situation (Black & Wh. Nov. 10, 94, 
583, a). — Louie stood in an impatient silence 
while she was being thus talked over (Ward, 
Grieve II, 158). 
Ås we steam slowly away from the harbour, the 
Southern Cross shine brilliantly on the far hori- 
zon (Black & Wh. Aug. 25, 94, 237, a). — Ås 
the afternoon drew on, the ,City of Palaces" rose 
slowly and grandly into sight (ib. 238, b). — 
As they meared Manchester, David grew plainly 
restless and ill at ease (Ward, Grieve ITT, 10). — 
But as David Grieve walked back along Market 
Street, his heart danced within him (ib. I, 215). 
— Reuben, as he leant against the gate, blew 
his smoke contemptuously in the air (ib. I, 78). 
— Ås he moved about in the shop or in the 
streets, he was conscious of å gulf between his 
present self and his self of yesterday (ib. III, 
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