lay asphalt vs pave

lay asphalt

pave

verb
  • To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel. 

  • To cover something with paving slabs. 

  • To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth. 

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