following vs perverse

following

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

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

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

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

adj
  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

perverse

verb
  • To pervert. 

adj
  • Morally wrong or evil; wicked; perverted. 

  • Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable. 

  • Turned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing. 

  • Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions. 

  • Wayward; vexing; contrary. 

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