Collocations withshelf
These are words often used in combination withshelf.
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open shelf
This has led to a greater consistency of approach to the classification of open shelf material.
From theCambridge English Corpus
short shelf life
There can be no doubt that a bus service has a very short shelf life.
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store shelf
Potatoes are imported at an average price of 15 eurocents per kilogram and reach the store shelf at 80 cents per kilogram.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
supermarket shelf
Even a casual glance at much of the imported pabulum, both organic and conventional, lurking on the supermarket shelf lends strength to that particular argument.
From theCambridge English Corpus
top shelf
All test boxes were placed on the top shelf within the growth chamber.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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