Example sentences of "sat [prep] the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.

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1 Kelly sat in the jockeys ' stand at Sandown and gave a quiet laugh .
2 He sat in the visitors ' chair and looked at me broodingly .
3 Ten minutes later as she sat in the Ladies ' cloakroom , smelling-salts to her nose , Sophie joined her .
4 For two hours Richard and Joan sat in the potentates ' chairs on the pavement outside the registry office , watching the conveyor belt of marriages go by .
5 All day long , boys and girls sat on the buffaloes ' backs , lounging in expertly comfortable positions .
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