he payed close attention vs he paid close attention

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• He payed close attention to detail and gave an extremely detailed report! I would recommend Dave and his company again! Thanks Dave! - S.S., June 2015.
• He payed close attention to detail, even returning to touch up an area that he felt was not up to standard, although we thought it was fine. Overall the experience ...
• Jun 11, 2015 ... A Kansas City native, Kander said he's payed close attention to the financial unrest in neighboring Kansas. Kander contended that Kansas Gov.
• Throughout Middle School and High School he payed close attention to Information Technology. Seeing that Computers would be a major part of an evolving ...

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• He must have had some love for the arts, because he talks about them often, and his remarks show that he paid close attention to what he saw and heard.
• Dec 29, 2014 ... Most of you didn't pay much attention to him, but he made sure that he paid close attention to all of you when you ran a race. David Glave was ...
• We found Chris to be reasonable and approachable on project costs and while he paid close attention to change orders, he was always fair and appropriate ...
• He paid close attention to detail, they really are like a work of art. Janet, Deborah, Payge, Dixie and the rest of the staff paid such close attention to my needs and ...