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adjectives
the next/previous page
• I glanced back to the previous page. • What’s on the next page?
the opposite/facing page
• See the diagram on the opposite page.
the left-hand/right-hand page
• The answers are on the right-hand page.
the front/back page
(= of a newspaper )
• Her picture was on the front page of every newspaper.
the sports/arts/financial etc pages
(= the part of a newspaper that deals with sport, art etc )
• He only ever reads the sports pages.
a blank page
(= with nothing on it )
• There were a couple of blank pages at the back of the book.
a new/fresh page
(= which has not yet been written on )
• Start each section of your essay on a new page.
a full page
• The article went on for a full page.
verbs
turn a page
• I turned the page in order to find out what happened next.
turn to/see page 22/45 etc
• Turn to page 8 for more details.
flick/flip/leaf through the pages of something
(= turn them quickly )
• She was flicking through the pages of a magazine.
jump/leap off the page
(= be very noticeable )
• One mistake jumped off the page.
phrases
the top of the page
• Write your name at the top of the page.
the bottom/foot of the page
• See the note at the bottom of page 38.
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noun ADJ. back, front | facing, opposite There's a photo of him on the opposite page/on the page opposite. | left-hand, right-hand | next, previous | opening | new Write each answer on a new page. | blank, empty | full | loose | dog-eared | printed The speech did not transfer well to the printed page. | contents, title | business, editorial, financial, sports (all in a newspaper) | problem reading the problem pages of magazines VERB + PAGE read | scan | turn (over), turn to I turned the dog-eared pages of my old address book. Turn to page 30 in the coursebook. | flick through, flip through, leaf through She sat idly flipping through the pages of a fashion magazine. | tear (out) | splash sth across The headlines were splashed across the front page of every newspaper. PAGE + VERB come loose Several pages had come loose. | yellow the yellowing pages of her old diary PAGE + NOUN number | layout, make-up PREP. at (a/the) ~ Open your books at page 14. | in the ~s The murder takes place in the opening pages of the novel. | on a/the ~ The crossword is on the back page. | over the ~ The article continues over the page. PHRASES at the bottom/foot of the page, at the head/top of the page Write your name at the top of each page. | pages long The story is thirty pages long. | run your eye/finger down a page I ran my finger down the page until I found the name I was looking for.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary