(S (S (NP (BASENP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN thing)) (SBAR (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB catch) (BASENP (PRPD my) (NN eye)))))) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (BASENP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD approached) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (VP (VBD used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (BASENP (DT a) (NNP Texeco) (NN gas) (NN station))))))))))))) (COMMA ,) (VP (VBD was) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN guy)) (ADVP (RB up) (PP (IN in) (NP (BASENP (DT a) (NN man-lift)) (PP (IN beside) (BASENP (DT the) (NN pump) (NN price) (NN sign))))))))) (PERIOD .))