loses its fire midway , nearly flickering out by its perfunctory conclusion 
(ROOT (VP (VBZ loses) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN fire)) (ADVP (RB midway)) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB nearly)) (VP (VBG flickering) (PRT (RP out)) (PP (IN by) (NP (PRP$ its) (JJ perfunctory) (NN conclusion)))))))
(ROOT (VP (VBZ ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN )) (ADVP (RB )) (, ) (S (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VBG ) (PRT (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NN )))))))