Collocations for the word female when used in the Senate during the 1970s
Collocation |
Frequency |
female members |
26 |
female employee |
20 |
female employees |
19 |
female officers |
18 |
female staff |
14 |
female vacancies |
12 |
female labour |
11 |
female workers |
11 |
female migrants |
9 |
female unemployment |
9 |
female work |
8 |
female attendants |
7 |
female public |
7 |
female senators |
7 |
one female |
7 |
female member |
6 |
female officer |
6 |
former female |
6 |
female adults |
5 |
female attendant |
5 |
female contributors |
5 |
female employment |
5 |
female heads |
5 |
female juniors |
5 |
female partner |
5 |
female personnel |
5 |
female trainee |
5 |
two female |
5 |
‘dependent female |
4 |
dependent female |
4 |
female applicant |
4 |
female cattle |
4 |
female component |
4 |
female participation |
4 |
female population |
4 |
many female |
4 |
married female |
4 |
young female |
4 |
female citizens |
3 |
female cleaners |
3 |
female graduates |
3 |
female hairdresser |
3 |
female journalist |
3 |
female journalists |
3 |
female operatives |
3 |
female persons |
3 |
female section |
3 |
female senator |
3 |
female sperm |
3 |
female spouse |
3 |
female students |
3 |
female unemployed |
3 |
female visitors |
3 |
female workforce |
3 |
first female |
3 |
migrant female |
3 |
total female |
3 |
unmarried female |
3 |