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much I could hold out no
"He came quite close to me; I could no longer endure his revolting aspect; it was too much, I could hold out no longer.
— from Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 by Eugène Sue

met I could hear of no
Though I sought the advice of the cadi of the strange old Arab town of El Biodh, and also explained my desire to several of the Sheikhs whom I met, I could hear of no one going in my direction.
— from Zoraida: A Romance of the Harem and the Great Sahara by William Le Queux

may I can hold off no
Come what may, I can hold off no longer.
— from The Eternal City by Caine, Hall, Sir

mankind I could have obtained no
If it had been otherwise, deprived, as I had been, of the common benefits of light and air, and cast out from the society of mankind, I could have obtained no intelligence of their welfare.
— from St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by William Godwin

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