Sleep Collocation

sleep noun

1 condition of rest

adjective

deep

light

much - needed

I'm off to bed for some much-needed ~.

adequate

REM

verb + sleep

drift into , drift off to , drop off to , fall back to ( AmE ) , get to , go to

She turned over and went back to ~.

cry yourself to

There are nights when I cry myself to ~.

catch , get , snatch

Close your eyes and get some ~ now.

I snatched a few hours' ~ in the afternoon.

need

survive on

They seem to survive on only a few hours' ~ a night.

induce , promote

the use of drugs to induce ~

lull sb to , send sb to

The quiet music soon sent her to ~.

drift in and out of

He drifted in and out of ~ all night.

lose ( often figurative )

Don't lose ~ over it—we'll sort everything out in the morning.

disrupt , disturb , interrupt

catch up on

I used Saturday to catch up on my ~.

feign

I feigned ~ when the nurse came around.

sleep + verb

come

Sleep came to her in snatches.

overcome sb , overtake sb

Sleep finally overtook me.

sleep + noun

cycle , pattern , schedule ( esp. AmE )

deprivation , loss

disorder

apnoea/apnea

aid ( esp. AmE )

the nation's most commonly prescribed ~ aid

preposition

during   ~

a decreased heart rate during ~

in your   ~

He often walks and talks in his ~.

phrases

a lack of ~

I was suffering from a lack of ~.

a wink of ~

I won't get a wink of ~ with that noise downstairs.

2 period of sleep

adjective

long

little , short

dead , deep , heavy , sound

uninterrupted

good , restful

light

disturbed , exhausted , fitful , restless , troubled , uneasy

I woke up early after a disturbed ~.

dreamless , peaceful

drunken

beauty

Sorry, but I need my beauty ~.

verb + sleep

need

have

Did you have a good ~?

be in

I was in a deep ~ when the phone rang.

drift into , fall into , sink into

I immediately fell into a dead ~.

awake (sb) from , awaken (sb) from , wake (sb) from

He woke from a fitful ~ with a headache.

phrases

a good, poor, etc. night's ~

You'll feel better after a good night's ~.