Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [v-ing] [adv] much that " in BNC.

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1 His toes were aching so much that he went upstairs very slowly , walking flat-footed to avoid bending his tingling ankles .
2 Her fingers were shaking so much that she was forced to lay the glass on a nearby table after taking a sip of the warming amber liquid .
3 But his hands were shaking so much that he could hardly stop himself knocking the food off the plate .
4 The next morning , although he felt better , his hands were shaking so much that I refused to let him shave with a safety razor and told him that a friend was bringing his own electric shaver to lend him .
5 Her hands were shaking so much that she kept dropping things on the floor .
6 His hand was shaking so much that the bottle he was holding rattled against his glass like a window in a thunderstorm .
7 But her hand was shaking so much that she could not tell the time .
8 Poor old no even her daughter Cheryl was laughing so much that her stomach was hurting and tell her to shut up .
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