act on vs carry out

act on

verb
  • To take action against something. 

  • To affect something. 

  • To act decisively on the basis of information received or deduced. 

  • Το act accordingly to a (usually sublimated) desire or impulse. 

carry out

verb
  • To execute or perform; to put into operation; to do. 

  • To hold while moving it out. 

  • To fulfill. 

How often have the words act on and carry out occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )