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Eladio Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Had sooner
Could you explain the meaining of “had sooner”? Could you give me an example?
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"had sooner" has a similar use to "would sooner" and is used to show preference. they had sooner listen to what he said instead of doing what they knew. )
- "had sooner" has a similar use to "would sooner" and is used to show preference.
- they had sooner listen to what he said instead of doing what they knew.
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"had sooner" has a similar use to "would sooner" and is used to show preference.
they had sooner listen to what he said instead of doing what they knew.
(they preferred listening...)
they had sooner listen to what he said instead of doing what they knew.
(they preferred listening...)
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1. 'Had sooner' can be literal, for '...more soon', though then we usually say 'had...sooner':
'If I had sooner made my escape,...' = 'If I had made my escape sooner,...'
This is an interesting form:
'No sooner had he made his escape, than the soldiers arrived' ~ 'the soldiers arrived just after he made his escape'.
2. In the sense of 'preference', it's a s
'If I had sooner made my escape,...' = 'If I had made my escape sooner,...'
This is an interesting form:
'No sooner had he made his escape, than the soldiers arrived' ~ 'the soldiers arrived just after he made his escape'.
2. In the sense of 'preference', it's a s
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