Sometimes I gave up, as when pointing to my temples (white) brought shampoo rather than the desired bleach.
( Sometimes ( I ( ( ( ( gave up ) , ) ( as ( when ( ( pointing ( to ( ( my temples ) ( -LRB- ( white -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ( ( brought shampoo ) ( rather ( than ( the ( desired bleach ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Sometimes)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD gave) (PRT (RP up)) (, ,) (PP (IN as) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (S (VP (VBG pointing) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS temples)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (ADJP (JJ white)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (VP (VBD brought) (NP (NN shampoo)) (PP (RB rather) (IN than) (NP (DT the) (VBN desired) (NN bleach)))))))) (. .)))
White brought me bleach instead of the shampoo I wanted. 
( White ( ( ( brought me ) ( bleach ( instead ( of ( ( the shampoo ) ( I wanted ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP White)) (VP (VBD brought) (NP (PRP me)) (NP (NP (NN bleach)) (PP (RB instead) (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN shampoo)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD wanted)))))))) (. .)))