caused

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

""Give" is a common example of a ditransitive. "

"The school's annual fundraising helps pay for field trips and new equipment. "

"His chronic lateness will cost him a promotion if not his job."

"He was actively listening."

"The student's action of studying diligently improved her grades. "

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

"The farmer's fields produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes this year. "

"Through sheer determination, we managed to escape from the tornado."

"Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder."