YOU SAID:

The sands of time were slipping away, so I broke my hourglass.

INTO JAPANESE

砂浜が滑っていたので、砂時計を壊した。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

The sandy beach slipped, so I broke the hourglass.

INTO JAPANESE

砂浜が滑ったので、砂時計を割った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I broke the sandglass because the beach slipped.

INTO JAPANESE

浜が滑ったので砂時計を割った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I broke the hourglass because the beach slipped.

INTO JAPANESE

ビーチが滑ったので砂時計を割った。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I broke the hourglass because the beach slipped.