"Would you prefer to sit around and wait for the end?"

"To be honest, I would prefer to sit around here for a bit."

He sometimes preferred to sit there because his room was small.

You might prefer simply to sit alone in a separate room and listen to music or read a book.

Most of them prefer to sit with their backs to the light.

They often prefer to sit close to their owners rather than on them.

And he prefers to sit on the floor rather than in a chair.

I preferred to sit in the back of the class and listen.

Oh, very good, if you prefer to sit upon it.

Most guests, he added, prefer to sit at the kitchen table.