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"would sooner have" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is commonly used to express a preference for one option over another. Example: I would sooner have pizza for dinner than sushi.
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(The Blochs would sooner have renounced air travel than refer to it as Reagan National).
Many Antiguans would sooner have said a bad word against their government than criticise him.
My family would sooner have upholstered the furniture in orange corduroy than show the colors on Memorial Day.
Last year, many teenagers and young adults would sooner have died than been without the company logo T-shirt.
Gummerson now says he "would sooner have half a dozen girls in that gym than half a dozen boys anytime.
Still, many think that, on balance, they would sooner have a benevolent despot to push through change than have their own leaders in full control.
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I'd sooner have another baby.
I'd sooner have long sleeves and rolled them up.
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"I'd sooner have a fish supper and a glass of whisky", he'd said.
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