buy vs get one's hands on

buy

verb
  • To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods. 

  • To make a purchase or purchases, to treat (for a drink, meal or gift) 

  • To make a bluff, usually a large one. 

  • To bribe. 

  • To be equivalent to in value. 

  • To obtain, especially by some sacrifice. 

  • to accept as true; to believe 

noun
  • Something which is bought; a purchase. 

get one's hands on

verb
  • To get; to obtain; to secure. 

  • If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, it's an easy recipe. 

  • To catch. 

How often have the words buy and get one's hands on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )