yeah they were my favorite team for a while
( yeah ( they ( were ( ( my ( favorite team ) ) ( for ( a while ) ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (VP (VB yeah) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NN team)) (PP (IN for) (NP (DT a) (NN while))))))))))
They were my favorite team since I was a child.
( They ( ( ( were ( my ( favorite team ) ) ) ( since ( I ( was ( a child ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ favorite) (NN team)) (SBAR (IN since) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT a) (NN child)))))) (. .)))