as it happens vs nay

as it happens

adv
  • By coincidence, incidentally 

nay

adv
  • Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). 

noun
  • A vote against. 

  • A person who voted against. 

How often have the words as it happens and nay occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )