On the way I tried to pay him for his services.

Not if you tried to pay it back in a short time.

I tried to pay attention to what she was saying.

Others always had to, even when he tried to pay alone.

I tried to pay part of it, but he said no.

She turned the photograph face down and tried to pay attention to the work at hand.

She tried not to pay any sort of attention to it.

I expect he'll try to pay us a call first thing in the morning.

He is now trying to pay the $10,000 hospital bill.

I tried to pay attention, for what good it would do me.