ran toward us rather slowly, like people finishing their run.
( ( ( ( ( ran ( toward us ) ) ( rather slowly ) ) , ) ( like ( people ( finishing ( their run ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (VP (VBD ran) (PP (IN toward) (NP (PRP us))) (PP (RB rather) (ADVP (RB slowly))) (, ,) (PP (IN like) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBG finishing) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN run)))))) (. .)))
They did not run toward us amazingly quickly.
( They ( ( ( did not ) ( run ( toward ( us ( amazingly quickly ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD did) (RB not) (VP (VB run) (PP (IN toward) (S (NP (PRP us)) (VP (VBG amazingly) (ADVP (RB quickly))))))) (. .)))