get past vs happen

get past

verb
  • To continue around a blockage; to get around (something); to surpass something that is in the way. 

  • To cause someone to overcome a source of grief or get through a difficult time. 

  • To cause something to get around a blockage; to cause to get around or surpass something that is in the way. 

  • To get through a difficult time; to overcome a source of grief. 

happen

verb
  • To encounter by chance. 

  • To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly. 

  • To occur or take place. 

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