could ever have hoped to be 
(ROOT (S (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN hoped) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be)))))))))
(ROOT (S (VP (MD ) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VB ) (VP (VBN ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB )))))))))