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1712 D. Dickson Ess. Possibility Child's being born Alive 13 The learned Doctor Pitcairn, in the Dissertation formerly cited, has sufficiently demonstrated, That Animals cannot be Automatically or Mechanically made.

1762 J. Cook New Theory Generation 225 All Animals..were instantaneously and simultaneously formed at first, coeval with the Creation, and are not, nor could not be automatically or mechanically made by Piece-meals, as an Artist makes an Engine.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. 171 It may be observed, that nauseous Tastes distort the Mouth and Face automatically, not only in young Children, but even in Adults.

1771 J. Perkins Theory of Agency 16 The bodily eye is automatically, and naturally kept open by a proper muscle for that purpose.

1834 M. Edgeworth Helen II. x. 82 She sat and played automatically, without soul or spirit.

1853 Scot. Rev. 1 123 Actions..at first voluntary may come by habit to be automatically performed.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. 225 Lisbeth, automatically obeying her old habits, began to put away the breakfast things.

1934 E. O'Neill Days without End i. 20 His features automatically assume the meaninglessly affable expression which is the American business man's welcoming poker face.

1948 N. M. Gunn Shadow ii. x. 176 Automatically, she upended a wooden box and sat on it, for her legs had grown weak.

1981 A. Hutschnecker Hope 13 That night I was awakened by machine-gun fire. Automatically I grabbed a rifle.

2002 Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 Jan. 55/1 When watching film, we automatically form narrative connections between disparate images.

1757 R. Patching Four Topogr. Lett. ii. 19 These [fountains] play on the Punch-bowl; and as fast as they break it in Pieces, it automatically joins and mends itself again.

1812 J. Evans Beauties Eng. & Wales XVII. i. 399 These [sluices] are intended to move automatically, closing with the influent tide, and opening..with the refluent back water.

1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 10 Apparatuses have been invented which automatically approximate the points..as they are burnt away.

1918 H. Croy How Motion Pictures are Made vii. 177 This shutter device for fading out a picture may be operated automatically or by hand.

1952 Life 17 Nov. 8 With your record player plugged in, it lulls you to sleep... And if you wish, next morning your favorite record will wake you, automatically!

1983 Word Ways Nov. 197 It..is supplemented by update lists which the computer automatically generates.

2009 Sunday Times (Nexis) 28 June 21 Messages sent automatically from flight AF447 in the seconds before it crashed in a storm off northeastern Brazil.

1887 G. Gunton Wealth & Progress iii. i. 210 In the localities where material and social conditions are still better,..we find this social boycott automatically imposed on much smaller provocation.

1915 Proc. State Hist. Soc. Wisconsin Ann. Meeting 1914 25 One-half of which amount is automatically awarded to this fund.

1933 Washington Post 9 Sept. 13 The batting side is automatically credited with a ‘four’..without bothering to run it out.

1976 Mother Jones July 8/2 The court tried him as an adult, so that he received the death penalty automatically.

2002 J. C. Wharton Nature Cures ii. 38 Each Family Right holder also became automatically a member of his local Friendly Botanic Society.