follow up vs prosecute

follow up

verb
  • To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify. 

prosecute

verb
  • To pursue something to the end. 

  • To seek to obtain by legal process. 

  • To start criminal proceedings against. 

  • To charge, try. 

How often have the words follow up and prosecute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )