Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
17 accounting » 1 accounting, 7 accounting, 13 accounting
27 accounting » 7 accounting, 2 accounting, 20 accounting
2c public » 2 public, 22 public, c public
21 public » 2 public, 1 public, 11 public
22 early » 2 early, 12 early, 1722 early

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22finance%((2c public) OR (21 public)) %((27 accounting) OR (17 accounting)) %20 law AND legislation %((((2011 great) OR (2 great))) OR (3 great)) britain %((1 early) OR (22 early)) works to 1800%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((2c public) or (21 public)) %((27 accounting) OR (17 accounting)) %20 law and legislation %((((2011 great) or (2 great))) or (3 great)) britain %((1 early) or (22 early)) works to 1800%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((2c public) or (21 public)) %((27 accounting) OR (17 accounting)) %20 law and legislation %((((2011 great) or (2 great))) or (3 great)) britain %((1 early) or (22 early)) works to 1800%22*.