Sentence examples for I set myself the task from inspiring English sources

A year later, when I set myself the task of writing a novel, that story resurfaced in me: why do we hurt the people we love?

Some time ago I set myself the task of reading all 15 of Dickens's novels, and this week I finally reached the end.

Years later, as a docile adult, I set myself the task of reading it again in a serious way, and it not only resulted in the discovery of a genuine world that I had never suspected inside me but also provided me with invaluable technical help in freeing language and handling time and structure in my own books.

Noting this considerable culinary oversight, I set myself the task of giving the internet what it so needs — a guide to serving a Christmas tree.

Armed with four cans of Relentless, a family bag of Twiglets and a huge sense of trepidation I set myself the task of listening to all of Jockey Slut's Top 50 drum and bass records ever list.

During my residency at Poets House, I set myself the simple task of documenting people reading.

I have a set of standards and I constantly set myself the task of living up to them.

That year, realising that pretty much all I ever read were books by British and American authors, I decided to set myself the task of reading a book from every UN-recognised country, plus Taiwan (196 states in all), in 12 months.

When I set myself a task I do it.

Twenty-six weeks ago I set myself a task: I would read a New York Times Bestseller a week and blog about it in the hopes of re-connecting myself to popular book culture and (hopefully) read some great books.

To distinguish myself from the crowd, I set myself a forbidding task: I would write a daily blog every day for the next 10 years.