YOU SAID:
The cat is so big it almost fell over.
INTO JAPANESE
猫が大きすぎて倒れそうになった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was so big that it almost fell over.
INTO JAPANESE
その猫は大きすぎて倒れそうになった.
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was so big that it nearly fell over.
INTO JAPANESE
その猫は、倒れそうになるほど大きかった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was so big that it almost fell over.
INTO JAPANESE
その猫は大きすぎて倒れそうになった.
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The cat was so big that it nearly fell over.
INTO JAPANESE
その猫は、倒れそうになるほど大きかった。
it is unlikely that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium