#invēnissēmus iam diū, sei vīveret#, Pl. _Men._ 241, _were he alive, we
should have found him long ago_. #sī mihi secundae rēs dē amōre meō
essent, iam dūdum sciō vēnissent#, T. _Hau._ 230, _if everything were
well about my love, I know they would have been here long ago_. #quae
nisi essent in senibus, nōn summum cōnsilium maiōrēs nostrī appellāssent
senātum#, _CM._ 19, _unless the elderly were in general characterized by
these qualities, our ancestors would not have called the highest
deliberative body the body of elders_.