even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious 
(ROOT (SBAR (ADVP (RB even)) (IN as) (S (NP (PRP i)) (ADVP (RB valiantly)) (VP (VBD struggled) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB remain) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ interested)) (, ,) (CC or) (ADJP (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (JJ conscious))))))))))
(ROOT (SBAR (ADVP (RB )) (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBD ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ )) (, ) (CC ) (ADJP (ADVP (IN ) (JJS )) (JJ ))))))))))