At C2 in the English Vocabulary Profile, ‘would sooner’ means ‘would prefer.’ For example: They would sooner sacrifice numbers to save the people. TED The most common collocate or grammar structure related here is comparative ‘than’. For example: I would sooner resign than be forced to get the vaccine. Chicago Tribune on MSN.com A search in the NOW corpus for which infinitives are found next to ‘would sooner’ would …
At B1, in the English Vocabulary Profile, IT + BE + time + TO infinitive clause = something should happen: Is it time to go home yet? listen It was time to get back to work. listen Similarly, at C1, ‘time‘ can be premodified: I think it’s about time to make a deal. listen I think it is high time for me to get out of my house while I‘m still alive. Insidious: Chapter 3 At …
A2 Verb Patterns expressing preference
There is a slight clash of levels in the English Grammar Profile for the following grammar. A2 point 39 in MODALITY is defined as: ‘would’ with a wide range of verbs to talk about wishes and preferences. *’the wide range’ can be understood by the example sentences in the EGP which only contain ‘love’ and …
