Example sentences of "[v-ing] which [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was no longer the wily old ecclesiastical politician from the metropole who had first closed down Martinho 's seminary news-letter and then later , seeing which way the wind blew , had made an unholy , if tacit , alliance with Caesar in the shape of Osvaldo . |
| 2 | Mr Dostam keeps a token force of fighters in Kabul , sometimes supporting Mr Masoud , sometimes opposing him , depending which way the wind is blowing . |
| 3 | Allowing for the differences in stance has far more chance of success : then it is just a question of deciding which way the ball will fly from certain lies . |
| 4 | Mark the moulding to the required length , indicating which way the cut is to be made . |
| 5 | And for the ‘ trimming ’ of previous Conservative leaders she borrowed Kipling 's words : ‘ I do n't spend a lifetime watching which way the cat jumps . |