The Inspector understands he wants him to pay close attention to his next words.

Don't pay too much attention to your children's words.

I paid very little attention to my mother's actual words.

I didn't pay much attention to his words because I was already thinking about the price.

But show me the heart of the candidate, and I - as a woman - will pay more attention to that candidate's words.

I know he paid no attention to my words.

No one paid much attention to his words then, but later they were recalled with significance.

That is no better than slavery," he said, but did not pay much attention to his own words.

She wanted to pay attention to his words, but she couldn't.

A part of his mind, of course, paid no attention to her words.