be there vs make an appearance

be there

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, there. 

  • To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty. 

make an appearance

verb
  • To turn up to an event for a brief moment. 

How often have the words be there and make an appearance occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )