I would sooner die than do it.
He would sooner die than consent to such a plan.
She would sooner resign than take part in such dishonest business deals.
The officers and crew would sooner sink the ship than surrender.
I would sooner give up sleep than miss my evening class.
I would rather die than live in dishonour / I would sooner die than live in dishonour / I would as soon die as live in dishonour
If I were a young man I would sooner go to prison than fight for this country.
Your Grace does not love the noble Hizdahr. This one thinks you would sooner have another for your husband.
No, he would sooner quit Kellynch Hall at once, than remain in it on such disgraceful terms.
and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realize that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away.
Multilateral liberalisation is a sort of jujitsu that USES exporters' determination to get into foreign markets to overwhelm domestic lobbies that would sooner keep home markets closed.
Most women would sooner give up silk scarves or designer shoes than mascara or eye shadow, which they consider to be more essential.
When the mother saw it she wept and wailed. She would sooner have no child at all than a donkey, and she said that they should throw it into the water and let the fish eat it.
