examine vs pass by

examine

verb
  • to interrogate 

  • to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination 

  • to observe or inspect carefully or critically 

  • to check the health or condition of something or someone 

pass by

verb
  • to drop by 

  • Of a period of time: to come to an end, to elapse. 

  • To travel past without stopping. 

  • To travel past (something) without stopping; to ignore, to disregard. 

How often have the words examine and pass by occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )