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1585 in Lett. & Papers Ld. Gray (1835) 65 He is desyrous for sum troupes in quantitie.

1655 S. Hartlib Legacy (ed. 3) 217 Some Salts doe kill, as that of Vitriol, also that of Stones and Lime, if applyed in quantity and to the plant it self immediately.

1701 P. Paxton Ess. Concerning Body of Man i. ii. 49 Wine and strong Liquors will heat us, if taken in quantity.

1797 Encycl. Brit. IX. 71/1 Sakki, or rice-beer, is clear as wine, and of an agreeable taste: taken in quantity, it intoxicates for a few moments, and causes head-ach.

1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. II. vii. 321 Eaten in quantity it [sc. beet-root] often proves flatulent.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 175 Only the smelting-ores have been extracted in quantity.

1923 Times 17 Mar. 6/5 This is now to be replaced by fees assessable annually..on any installations in which high-flash point petroleum is stored in quantity.

1949 A. E. Trueman Geol. & Scenery Eng. & Wales v. 78 Salt does not occur in quantity in the red marls of other areas.

2002 P. Thomas What works, what Doesn't x. 113 There is..little information about what happens when a healthy person takes a particular herb in quantity over long periods of time.