Magical powers were once thought to 'be attached to' the stone. [=the stone was once thought to have magical powers]
Little credibility 'was attached to' his story. [=people did not think that his story was very credible]
The shy child 'attached' herself 'to' her mother [=stayed close to her mother] during the whole party.
(..) A small payload support structure for a European science experimental package... -... that's going up on the next space shuttle. - Really? How does it work? It will be attached to the payload bay... ...and the sensor apparatus will rest on it. Ah-ha. So it's a shelf. No, you don't understand. (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Jerusalem Duality Season: 1 Episode 12