Sentence examples for shall overtake from inspiring English sources
Thou wilt not wake Till I thy fate shall overtake: Till age, or grief, or sickness must Marry my body to that dust It so much loves; and fill the room My heart keeps empty in thy Tomb.
As for the proposal of twelve volumes a year, or a volume a month, it no way alters my prospect — write as I will, and rush as I may into the middle of things, as Horace advises, — I shall never overtake myself — whipp'd and driven to the last pinch, at the worst I shall have one day the start of my pen — and one day is enough for two volumes — and two volumes will be enough for one year.
"Write as I will, and rush as I may into the middle of things, I shall never overtake myself," claimed Tristram Shandy.
But if they refuse to yield, and determine to try the chance of a battle, threaten them with the fate which shall assuredly overtake them in that case.
If present trends continue we shall be overtaken in gdp per head by Italy and Spain well before the end of the century.A few figures tell the tale of our relative decline:In 1954 French gdp was 22% lower than our own; German gdp was 9% lower.
After the May 9 issue of the Weekly Standard [fig. 1] went to press but before it reached newsstands and subscribers, its premise was, shall we say, overtaken by events.
By Hendrik Hertzberg May 16 , 2011After the May 9 issue of the Weekly Standard [fig. 1] went to press but before it reached newsstands and subscribers, its premise was, shall we say, overtaken by events.
Yes! Could we overtake it?
"There are times when events overtake us.
Will "Spider-Man" overtake that?
