Collocations for sheet - noun
1. large piece of fabric used on a bed
ADJ.
clean, fresh
a pile of clean sheets
a pile of clean sheets
crumpled
She had slept in her bed - the sheets were crumpled.
She had slept in her bed - the sheets were crumpled.
white | cool | cotton, linen, plastic, rubber, satin, silk | bed, double, fitted, single | bottom, top
VERB + SHEET
change, fold, put on, tuck in
She changed the sheets on all the beds. | Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?
She changed the sheets on all the beds. | Could you put some fresh sheets on the bed?
climb between, slide between, slip between/under
I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.
I slipped under the sheets and was asleep in an instant.
cover sb/sth with, pull back/over/up
The police had covered the body with a sheet. | I pulled the sheet up over my nose.
The police had covered the body with a sheet. | I pulled the sheet up over my nose.
PREP.
beneath/under a/the ~ | between the ~
She lay between the cool sheets.
She lay between the cool sheets.
PHRASES
sheets and blankets
2. piece of paper
ADJ.
blank, clean
He pulled a blank sheet of paper towards him and began to write.
He pulled a blank sheet of paper towards him and began to write.
A3, A4, etc. | large | printed, typed
The advertisement was a single printed sheet.
The advertisement was a single printed sheet.
loose, separate | answer, balance, data, diet, fact, information, news, record, score
I sent for the programme''s free fact sheet on the disease.
I sent for the programme''s free fact sheet on the disease.
VERB + SHEET
take, use
Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.
Take a clean sheet of paper and start again.
SHEET + NOUN
music
PREP.
~ of
a sheet of blotting paper
a sheet of blotting paper
PHRASES
a sheet of paper
3. flat thin piece of any material
ADJ.
flat, large, thin | baking | dust
The furniture was covered in dust sheets.
The furniture was covered in dust sheets.
canvas, plastic, polythene | ice
the Antarctic ice sheet
the Antarctic ice sheet
SHEET + NOUN
metal, steel, vinyl
sheet metal workers
sheet metal workers
PREP.
~ of
a sheet of glass/plastic/metal (figurative) Sheets of flame shot into the air.
a sheet of glass/plastic/metal (figurative) Sheets of flame shot into the air.