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Originally Posted by BenCondor
Hola,
Estoy tratando entender las oraciones que escribías:
God forbid I should see ice cream, I'll want to eat it (immediately).[?]
As soon as he(she) sees me in the street, he'll start charging me??(wanting his(her) money?) [?]
Heaven help me* should I see a new cell phone in a store, I'll want to buy it right away. [?]
(*Could be he/she)
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Yes, you got my meaning. I don't know how to express that idea in English with the same level of informality. The "standard" idea is "as soon as + negative context" as I said.