"But I may not sit in your presence, under the eyes of your ancestors!"

The boy looked relieved, but seemed unwilling to sit in the king's presence.

They did so hesitantly, for a slave was not usually permitted to sit in a master's presence.

Presently a chamberlain came across and asked him why he sat unbidden in the king's presence.

No matter what else might be going on, he still would not let me offend a lady by sitting bare-chested in her presence.

Stiles hadn't been able to sit in their presence, so the chair went empty through the entire voyage.

Grey had not received leave from the lady to sit in her presence, but did so anyway.

It felt strange to sit there in his presence.

And to top it all off, Thumper had never been invited to sit in the sergeant's presence before now.

You sat in his presence, and you could turn your back on him if it so happened that you did.