hold somebody's interest

If only she'd been better looking, she might have held his interest longer.

The past had brought us together but the present held our interest.

Not the sort of woman who could hold his interest.

You would have to be something very special to hold his interest.

This was a woman, he thought, who could hold his interest longer than most.

This program held my 14 year old's interest for several months.

After all that had happened, only one book could hold his interest.

For all the production's problems, the play will hold your interest.

She'd never been good at holding a man's interest for very long.

As governor, Brown held a strong interest in environmental issues.