go down the line vs nominate

go down the line

nominate

adj
  • nominotypical 

verb
  • To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. 

  • To specify in advance which pocket a ball eill be potted in; to call; to name. 

How often have the words go down the line and nominate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )