following vs in front of

following

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

adj
  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

in front of

prep
  • Located before, ahead of, previous to (someone or something). 

  • At or near the front part of (something). 

  • In the presence of, in view of (someone). 

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