Collocations for the word man when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
Collocation |
Frequency |
young man |
444 |
one man |
416 |
family man |
179 |
working man |
175 |
every man |
160 |
man hours |
146 |
man days |
136 |
another man |
117 |
little man |
105 |
per man |
103 |
man whose |
100 |
white man |
99 |
man woman |
82 |
married man |
79 |
labor man |
76 |
man would |
76 |
great man |
75 |
man animals |
75 |
million man |
74 |
small man |
69 |
average man |
61 |
rich man |
61 |
man one |
55 |
man could |
54 |
man like |
54 |
ordinary man |
54 |
business man |
50 |
man hour |
50 |
man named |
50 |
single man |
47 |
man made |
46 |
reasonable man |
45 |
honourable man |
43 |
big man |
42 |
honest man |
38 |
poor man |
38 |
fellow man |
37 |
man called |
33 |
old man |
33 |
man may |
31 |
man concerned |
29 |
good man |
28 |
man earning |
28 |
professional man |
27 |
middle man |
26 |
man came |
23 |
important man |
22 |
man without |
22 |
guilty man |
21 |
man enough |
21 |
best man |
20 |
country man |
20 |
man per |
20 |
party man |
20 |
remarkable man |
20 |
dead man |
19 |
man said |
19 |
wealthy man |
19 |
man well |
18 |
able man |
17 |
man must |
17 |
practical man |
17 |
intelligent man |
16 |
man employed |
16 |
strong man |
16 |
decent man |
15 |
hatchet man |
15 |
legal man |
15 |
man gets |
15 |
man receiving |
15 |
sincere man |
15 |
first man |
14 |
many man |
14 |
cattle man |
13 |
common man |
13 |
kindly man |
13 |
man let |
13 |
man wife |
13 |
unemployed man |
13 |
man responsible |
12 |
man supporting |
12 |
man today |
12 |
man whether |
12 |
man working |
12 |
odd man |
12 |
senior man |
12 |
‘one man |
11 |
brave man |
11 |
busy man |
11 |
city man |
11 |
fine man |
11 |
free man |
11 |
man wants |
11 |
front man |
10 |
last man |
10 |
man appointed |
10 |
man even |
10 |
man received |
10 |
man sir |
10 |
man yet |
10 |