Example sentences of "[adv] so far that " in BNC.

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1 However , if the rattle slips down so far that it is no longer visible , the infant will at once lose interest and behave as if the rattle had also slipped out of existence .
2 The trick is to push a dispute just far enough to make your opponent cave in for fear of a court action , but not so far that it goes to court .
3 The blood of the wounded trickled from the bank , spilling like one of the showers that freshened the earth each day , and flowed downstream towards the sea , which was not so far that its rich scarlet could diffuse before it met the waves .
4 If you choose a wallmounted fitting , make sure the arm does n't jut out so far that the light is in front of you as this will throw your book into shadow .
5 Finally , some insects are also capable of backward flight by shifting the plane of vibration , sometimes so far that the wings actually move upwards on the " downbeat " ( Fig. 38 ) .
6 C : I think that there 's some hope now with the Labour party because they 've — um — compromised themselves politically so far that they would n't …
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