Sometimes patrons buy an artwork and give it to a museum, or pay for part and give the rest over time.
His spies had already reported that the patrons gave him a great deal of the credit for the victory on Venus.
In another study, regular patrons of a restaurant gave bigger tips when servers wrote "Thank you" on their checks.
A patron at the next table gave them a curious glance.
Tax laws and fluctuations in the stock market are among the factors that can seriously affect how much (and whether) patrons give.
The patrons, well versed in the song, gave a nearly flawless performance.
When our older daughter, Allie, tried to pass around a box of chocolates, the local patrons gave her money!
They have to give the space, the sponsorship that patrons give to Western artists.
Then he learned that no other patron gave a four-hundred-year-old client race seats on its high councils, as Mankind did.
Certain patrons give particular benefits - for example Ares gives a bonus in battle.