When it occurred to her, she spent no time at all wondering why she hadn't conceived of it earlier - or cursing herself for being so dense.
Although conceived several years earlier, Fresno Christian Schools finally became a reality in 1977.
The result, Trio, which they had conceived ten years earlier, was released in March 1987.
Maybe she had been conceived a month earlier than everyone had thought, and John really was her father.
So Adams decided to develop an idea he had conceived earlier - a driver design that turned tradition on its head.
Maxim's father had earlier conceived of a helicopter powered by two counter-rotating rotors, but was unable to find a powerful enough engine to build it.
Several smaller companies had conceived of frozen dinners earlier (see Invention section below), but the first to achieve success was Swanson.
Even though Ulvian was born first, Greenhands had been conceived several centuries earlier.
Leone turned down the opportunity to direct The Godfather, in favor of working on another gangster story he had conceived earlier.
The phone call meant the plan that was conceived seven years earlier had been put into motion.