1.   Another patron left halfway through.

2.   But singing was making them sick, in part because of the germs left by patrons taking a turn at the microphone.

3.   Few patrons left at intermission, though many, bemused, scurried off to buy a libretto at the newly expanded gift shop.

4.   Older patrons leave nothing but a skeleton on the platter.

5.   The last patrons were leaving as the panel fell, spraying the hall with glass.

6.   Today, Barter patrons can leave their eggs and butter at home in lieu of plastic or greenbacks, but the performances are still first-rate.

7.   People offer packs of cigarettes to associates to smooth out business deals, and cafe patrons sometimes leave cigarettes as tips.

8.   Her aunt, Lorena Falcon Perez, also complained on national television that security guards at first refused to allow patrons to leave.