of Note

Now this has commonly been attributed to his habit of noting down on the spot and at the moment anything that struck him in Johnson's talk or doings; and to his perfect willingness to exhibit his own discomfitures so long as they served to honour or illustrate his hero. – Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Bailey

When they reached the dock and were getting ready to go aboard the Spray, Mr. Brown looked across the bay, and, noting the rather high waters and the way the wind blew, said: " I wonder if, after all, we hadn't better go by land?" – Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue and Their Shetland Pony by Laura Lee Hope

The doctor on board a man- of- war has, perhaps, on the whole, better opportunities and, in times of peace, more leisure than the other officers for noting any circumstances of interest that may occur. – The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Frederick Whymper

And it is worth your noting, that he doth not say he was, or had been, but that at that time his state was such, to wit, a sinner. – The Pharisee And The Publican by John Bunyan

I bred those birds clear and crossed them, carefully noting the result. – Natural and Artificial Duck Culture by James Rankin