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 |