following vs sometime

following

adj
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

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. 

sometime

adj
  • Former, erstwhile; at some previous time. 

  • Occasional. 

adv
  • At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future. 

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