That had simply been a method, a way of trying to predict what would happen.
1	That	that	PRON	DEM-SG	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	PAST	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	simply	simply	ADV	_	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	been	be	AUX	PERF	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	method	method	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	Comma	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	_	_	11	mark	_	_
11	trying	try	VERB	ING	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	_	_	13	mark	_	_
13	predict	predict	VERB	INF	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WH	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	PAST-AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	happen	happen	VERB	INF	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	6	punct	_	_
