Sentence examples for in a patron from inspiring English sources

With some fast networking among the Lahore elite, Ms. Chiu found a new ally in a patron of the arts, Nusrat Jamil, who opened doors to Mr. Sharif.

It originated in a glimpse he caught of a child's face peeking out from behind a curtain in a patron's home.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's religious leader, exercised great influence on the emperors during that time, in a patron-priest relationship.

Kurigalzu I played an important part, especially in Ur, as a patron of the building arts.

They placed a dish in front of a patron chosen seemingly at random and waited for a reaction.

Howe lost interest in Osborne as a patron and began searching for another upcoming name with whom to associate; Osborne fired him in 1909.

According to the old guard's culture, there has to be an external hand that guides the young minds who are in need of a patron or guardian.

One night in 2008, a patron standing no more than 10 feet from Liverpool was shot in the leg.

Mr. Barrow was accused of firing wildly inside the nightclub and injuring three bystanders during a fight in which a patron allegedly threatened him and insulted Mr. Combs.

Even a recent case in which a patron was allowed to actually hire a company's dancers turned out just fine.

The work was completed with the help of the MacDowell Colony, in New Hampshire, and a patron in Urbana, who gave him, in exchange for grading papers, four dollars a month, room and board, and privacy.