bespeaks an expiration date passed a long time ago 
(ROOT (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 (VP (VBZ ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBD ) (PP (NP (DT ) (JJ ) (NN )) (RB ))))))