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Hello,

1. You must leave as soon as she comes.

I have to change the degree of the 'soon'.

A. You must leave no sooner than she comes.

B. No sooner must you leave than she comes.

Which one is correct between #A and #B?

Thanks.
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Re: as soon as

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Neither.

--> No sooner will she come than you must leave.

(Unnatural, but grammatical.)
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