1.   As he walked toward his table in the back, the patrons began clapping and soon the restaurant was filled with applause.

2.   Ahead by two touchdowns, they seemed so much the better team that patrons began to exit the Dome, satisfied as opposed to disgusted.

3.   Her one-time patrons began to view her differently.

4.   Patrons began moving away from the poor woman, but eventually an elderly couple entered and unwittingly sat just one seat away from her.

5.   Patrons began screaming and running when the storm hit, and the air filled with a shower of broken glass and dust, she said.

6.   Residents said patrons typically would begin crowding into the club after midnight, with people drinking and dancing well into the morning.