following vs previous

following

adj
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

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

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

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

previous

adj
  • Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order. 

  • Premature; acting or occurring too soon. 

noun
  • An existing criminal record (short for "previous convictions") 

  • A track record of similar behaviour. 

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