“Bart wanted to cause great distress to Homer for neglecting to pick him up after soccer practice.”

“I did not want to be the one to cause this great war, but it is a necessary evil that will bring about the end of his tyranny.”

“Seeing the way you look now will cause me to do something about my lack of fitness.”

“This follows, since a ditransitive verb is causativized opening four slots, only three of which can be overtly filled.”

“When tonsillitis is caused by viruses, the length of illness depends on which virus is involved.”

“He said there is a window of opportunity to reverse the environmental setback caused by many years of neglect.”

“The difference among species may be caused by different tolerances for harsh conditions.”

“The women of the family swept her up in warm embraces, almost causing her to disappear in the flurry of abayas.”

“A fire in the engine-room spread to the hold, causing the crew to abandon ship.”

“Then we have to find out what's causing the rash of accidents that is holding up Dr. Theodore Nordred's antigravity project.”