Sally has to acquiesce in being kissed by her friend at this point; but she curls up a little as one who protests against being patronised.
"Somehow Good"
William de Morgan
It was improbable that Lady Mary Evershed had patronised such a tea-shop before, but the novelty of the thing did not interest her in the least.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
Although notorious freebooters, they were specially patronised by Morton, who, by their means, endeavoured to counterpoise the power of Buccleuch and Ferniherst, during the civil wars attached to the queen's faction.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott