in a way that bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago 
(ROOT (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN way)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ bespeaks) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN expiration) (NN date)) (VP (VBD passed) (PP (NP (DT a) (JJ long) (NN time)) (RB ago))))))))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT )) (S (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (RB ))))))))))