No. | OM NOGLE VERBALFORMER I ENGELSK. 13 
44). — His hands were tightly gripped as he 
lay and thought of it (Black & Wh. Aug. 25, 94, 
236, b). 
Også hvor den ene sætning udtrykker noget momentant, 
finder man den samme vaklen mellem omskreven og uomskreven 
tid i sætninger, der indledes med as og while: 
a) omskrevet: 
Ås the afternoon sun was sinking in the West, 
we caught å splendid glimpse of the sacred 
mount of Sinai (Black & Wh. Aug. 925, 94, 
237, a). — They passed noiselessly through the 
gate, just as Aunt Hannah was hfting the kettle 
off the fire for tea (Ward, Grieve I, 86). — Sud- 
denly, as he was speaking, he nottced his companion 
more closely (ib. III, 21). — While it vas going 
onDavid 13-. looked round to see (ib. II, 
194). 
b) uomskrevet: 
There as they lay stretched at their ease .... 
the wanderer said to Kenelm (Bulw. Chill. IT, 
163), — The man raised himself upon his elbow 
as he followed the scene with his eyes (Black & 
Wh. Aug. 25, 94, 236, b) — While she carried 
out her small services, she made bold to wish 
Miss Overton joy on her engagement (ib, 242, b). 
9. De omskrevne tider bruges ikke om det, der gjentar 
sig eller pleier at ske; derfor: he writes a letter every day, he 
came to see me every Sunday. Derimod kan selve den situation, 
hvorunder noget sker, gjenta sig. Siger jeg således: Yesterday, 
when I came, he was writing, and the day before yesterday, 
when I came, he was also writing, and the day before that, 
When I came, he was also writing etc., så kan alt dette samles 
til det ene udtryk: Whenever he was writing, I came. Således: 
