as he was about inner consciousness 
(ROOT (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN about) (NP (JJ inner) (NN consciousness)))))))
(ROOT (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NN )))))))