sheet of paper

collocation in English

meaningsofsheetandpaper

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sheet
noun[C]
uk
/ʃiːt/
us
/ʃiːt/
a large piece of thin cloth used on a bed for sleeping on ...
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paper
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pər/
us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or ...
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(Definition ofsheetandpaperfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsheet of paper

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In this test, circles containing numbers or letters were depicted on asheetofpaper.
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The entiresheetofpaperis then illuminated purely by skylight, as previously was the shadowed area.
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Before starting the experiment, the participants read the instructions on asheetofpaper.
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The woman selected an oil pastel color for the art therapist to draw her contour on a largesheetofpaperfastened on the wall.
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The schema of the answer sentence was given in printed form on asheetofpaper.
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By baking the image onto asheetofpaper, a dry reproduction is achieved.
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It is printed on asheetofpaperand is therefore, it seems to me, two-dimensional.
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However, the sketch itself notes more than two dozen lines drawn on a flat media, that is, on thissheetofpaper.
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Stems contained the first three letters of target words and were presented on asheetofpaper(one at a time).
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The participants' responses were recorded and also noted on asheetofpaperthat was only used by the examiner for crossvalidation.
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The 40 homographs were printed on asheetofpaper.
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After the presentation of dot sequences, subjects were given asheetofpaperto number the location of dots according to their sequential appearance.
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Subjects were instructed to copy an abstract geometrical figure presented at midline in front of them onto a blank 8.5r11 inchsheetofpaper.
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After explaining the design to the participating woman, the art therapist divided asheetofpaperinto 16 sections.
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The participants wrote their responses onto the post-its and then placed them onto a longsheetofpaper.
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Unlike asheetofpaper, it has no top, bottom or middle.
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But no, the entiresheetofpaperlooks white.
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Once his pile of felts, each bearing a moistsheetofpaper, reached the customary height, it was pressed.
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