“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.”

“Sinus node dysfunction can occur perioperatively because of increased vagal tone caused by anesthesia or surgical intervention.”

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

“All borehole waters caused toxic effects on the strawberry plants consistent with chloride injury.”

“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.”