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Examples
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He got a standing ovation and rave reviews from all in attendance.
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Mr. Osgood of Salem raised the point of order that whether the point of the gentleman from Brookfield was well taken or not, it was too late for the Chair to entertain it after the House had taken deliberate action on the bill by passing it to a third reading, 'and he called the atten - tion of the Chair to a ruling of Mr. Speaker Sanford
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1785
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Suffer me also, my brethren, to call your atten - tion to the stated worship of the Lord's day.
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Kevin is the latest to call my attention to a story that’s been roiling the gay blogosphere.
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Gien I hear him, I s 'atten' til 'im, "answered the soutar.
Salted with Fire George MacDonald 1864
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His hope had been based on the assumption that the Citizen would pay no more atten - tion to her hens than she had in the past.
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Troubot became her personal atten - dant, fixing her hair, applying her makeup, and dressing her for special occasions.
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Im still For Obama but this church is full of narcissistic, self-aggrandizing atten-grabbers catering to dumb audience.
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The little band who had been told off for duty passed out into the street, proceeding in twos and threes along the sidewalk so as not to provoke atten - tion.
Chennai 2010
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This is exactly the type of idiotic advertising that companies do just to get a rise out of people so we'll all post it on our blogs and natter about it and give them lots of viral publicity and atten ...
Charlotte Hilton Andersen: Women Exercise to Get Male Attention 2009
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