Collocations for the word men when used in the House of Representatives during the 1970s
| Collocation | Frequency |
|---|---|
| young men | 773 |
| homeless men | 87 |
| many men | 86 |
| guilty men | 82 |
| men like | 78 |
| men would | 78 |
| working men | 78 |
| men women | 65 |
| australian men | 50 |
| labor men | 48 |
| men employed | 48 |
| two men | 47 |
| professional men | 46 |
| fellow men | 43 |
| business men | 37 |
| great men | 36 |
| men concerned | 35 |
| men whose | 34 |
| men working | 34 |
| old men | 34 |
| faceless men | 32 |
| three men | 30 |
| men could | 29 |
| single men | 27 |
| trained men | 27 |
| honest men | 26 |
| dedicated men | 25 |
| little men | 25 |
| men involved | 23 |
| ex-service men | 22 |
| men may | 22 |
| aboriginal men | 21 |
| men aged | 21 |
| ordinary men | 20 |
| 28,000 men | 19 |
| honourable men | 19 |
| legal men | 19 |
| top men | 19 |
| good men | 18 |
| million men | 18 |
| responsible men | 18 |
| 40,000 men | 17 |
| best men | 17 |
| experienced men | 17 |
| men went | 17 |
| middle men | 17 |
| skilled men | 17 |
| fighting men | 16 |
| married men | 16 |
| men opposite | 16 |
| desperate men | 15 |
| free men | 15 |
| men one | 15 |
| practical men | 15 |
| reasonable men | 15 |
| 300 men | 14 |
| 800 men | 14 |
| key men | 14 |
| men serving | 14 |
| unemployed men | 14 |
| wise men | 14 |
| able men | 13 |
| cattle men | 13 |
| medical men | 13 |
| men going | 13 |
| service men | 13 |
| 1,000 men | 12 |
| 500 men | 12 |
| among men | 12 |
| big men | 12 |
| family men | 12 |
| fewer men | 12 |
| men back | 12 |
| party men | 12 |
| 000 men | 11 |
| 100 men | 11 |
| 2,000 men | 11 |
| armed men | 11 |
| busy men | 11 |
| country men | 11 |
| decent men | 11 |
| men must | 11 |
| men suffering | 11 |
| people men | 11 |
| qualified men | 11 |
| white men | 11 |
| 3,000 men | 10 |
| government men | 10 |
| intelligent men | 10 |
| men ought | 10 |
| need men | 10 |
| put men | 10 |
| retain men | 10 |
| 150 men | 9 |
| 600 men | 9 |
| fine men | 9 |
| men called | 9 |
| men ever | 9 |
| men men | 9 |
| men required | 9 |