Onu aradım, ancak hat meşguldü.
- I called her, but the line was busy.
Eve girmeden önce, hırsız telefon hatlarını kesmiş.
- The thief cut the telephone lines before breaking into the house.
Zamana bağlı bir toplumda zaman lineer olarak görülür-yani geçmişten şimdiki zamana ve geleceğe doğru uzanan düz bir çizgi olarak.
- In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
Bu iki çizgi birbirini dik açıyla kesmektedir.
- These two lines cut across each other at right angles.
Tom bir saat kuyrukta bekledi.
- Tom stood in line for an hour.
Biz kuyrukta ayakta bekletildik.
- We were made to stand in line.
Knee-high garden lamps lined the path; Jim was careful to stay in their pools. Assuming he was being watched, the last thing he wanted to do was give them any reason to chase after him in the dark.