on the grounds vs since

on the grounds

since

prep
  • At certain points during that period of time. 

  • Continuously during that period of time. 

conj
  • Because. 

  • From the time that. 

adv
  • From a specified time in the past. 

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