paid attention to, turned, directed, converted
Она не очень-то обращала на него внимание.
She didn't pay much attention to him.
Она весь день не обращала на неё внимания.
She didn't pay any attention to her all day.
Ты не обращала на меня внимания, пока на меня не начали писать хорошие рецензии.
You didn't pay any attention to me until I started getting good reviews.
— Семейка Тененбаум (2001)
Она просто не обращала на него внимания.
She simply didn't pay attention to him.