Sentence examples for won a bit of from inspiring English sources

So, everyone has won a bit of something — except for front runners like the Lumineers and the Avett Brothers, who got upset by Bonnie Raitt in the best Americana category.

But the embattled new government of Eduardo Duhalde won a bit of breathing space today when the International Monetary Fund announced in Washington that it would postpone for a year a debt of $993 million that Argentina was due to pay it on Thursday.

An enzyme that keeps cells young has won a bit of immortality for the scientists who discovered it.

We've won a bit of money to put in the bank but it's just a shame we couldn't lift the trophy".

And Barclays won a bit of the argument, in that the regulator did ask Barclays for a plan to fill the gap by the end of 2013, but ultimately agreed with Barclays that June 2014 is the deadline.

Gimmick of the day Those imaginative people at the Taxpayers' Alliance have thought of another way to win a bit of publicity.

"I'm hoping to get into the first team and do very well, and [to help get] Swindon promoted and at least win a bit of silverware this season.

Britain has an estimated 2.5 million Skype users, so in theory if Three can switch a good percentage of those users to its service then it'll win a bit of market share.

Either the band thought winning was a bit of an albatross, or they didn't want to have to make Jools Holland say "fuck" on the BBC.

Cool Coal Man's win was a bit of a surprise.

She then found, on Bid4Vacations, an auction for a five-night, all-inclusive package for two at the Allegro resort in Turks and Caicos, with bids starting at $1. A $401 bid won the couple two tickets to Turks and Caicos on SkyAuction, but it also won them a bit of follow-up work.