following vs preliminary

following

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. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

preliminary

adj
  • In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory. 

noun
  • Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists 

  • A preparation for a main matter; an introduction. 

  • A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing 

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