Sentence examples for causing the machine to from inspiring English sources

The victim is said to have been travelling on the escalator when somebody pressed the emergency stop button, causing the machine to halt abruptly and throw the elderly woman down the steps.

Hidden behind each is a scent diffusion machine: a visitor who leans into the curve will set off an electronic eye, causing the machine to release a burst of fragrance calibrated to stay in place for four seconds, without spreading across the room.

In some cases, the ground beneath the robot will collapse because of the pressure of its weight, causing the machine to lose its foothold and topple over.

Later, at a supermarket, Scully swipes the implant across a checkout scanner, causing the machine to malfunction while displaying a strange serial number.

I fumbled several times to find the bar code, scan the item, and place it in the appropriate bag before somehow causing the machine to break and stop working.

This subtle engineering makes it possible for the rider to turn the bicycle or motorcycle by the counterintuitive, and typically unconscious, technique of countersteering, in which the handlebar is turned slightly to the left, causing the machine to lean to the right, and turning the vehicle to the right.

The tennis balls got muddy, causing the machines to jam.

As I forced the animatron in, some malfunction caused the machine to repeatedly whisper, "It's my birthday.

It can also cause the machine to slide down the legs, the dreaded "laptop creep," the rate of which is directly proportional to the amount of polyester in your suit.

What happened next, according to the official report, is that she pulled the trigger and the gun discharged again and again; the recoil caused the machine to swing up, and a single bullet went into Vacca's head.

Mr. O'Leary said that the machines that read fare cards could be altered to make it impossible to cheat the system but that the transit agency had resisted such a change because it would also cause the machine to mistakenly reject more legitimate cards.