This phrase is not commonly used in English.
Instead, you can use the phrase "dependent clause" or "subordinate clause" to refer to a part of a sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. For example: In the sentence, "After I finished my homework, I went to bed," the phrase "after I finished my homework" is a dependent clause, because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Regardless of how the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder, 100-96, he is not interested in attaching statements to victories.
He attached a statement from two of the three church leaders expressing their thanks to the Palestinian leadership for its efforts to safeguard and advance the Christian congregations' freedom and cause.
In a frequent practice, Mr. Bush attached a statement to the new law when he signed it, declaring his authority to set aside the restrictions if they interfered with his constitutional powers.
The reasons for his concurrence are described in the attached separate statement.
Please read the attached final statement regarding the future of @DondasHouse, effective immediately: @kanyewest & @KimKardashian.
Does the CPA's risk manager or insurance carrier know that the CPA is certifying to a multitude of songwriters that the CPA has actually "examined the attached "Annual Statement of Account... .. when it is highly unlikely that the CPA has done any such thing?
Mr. Obama has attached signing statements to 5 of the 42 bills he has signed, focusing on 19 specific provisions.
He notes here that the president attached signing statements to some 150 bills, "challenging the constitutionality of well over 1,100 separate sections in the legislation" in what essentially amounted to a series of line-item vetoes.
The law does allow a woman to attach a statement to the original birth certificate attesting that she does not want to be contacted, but there are no legal prohibitions against an adoptee who ignores those wishes.
If a taxpayer has an unusually large charitable contribution or medical deduction, for example, or another matter that needs explaining, then attaching a statement and perhaps a copy of relevant documents to the return might avert questions or an audit, he said.
