Each of them was as tough as a thick tree and loyal to the death.
( ( Each ( of them ) ) ( ( was ( ( ( as ( tough ( as ( a ( thick tree ) ) ) ) ) and ) ( loyal ( to ( the death ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT Each)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (ADJP (RB as) (JJ tough) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN tree)))) (CC and) (ADJP (JJ loyal) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (NN death)))))) (. .)))
None of them were loyal to anything.
( ( None ( of them ) ) ( ( were ( loyal ( to anything ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NN None)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP them)))) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ loyal) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN anything))))) (. .)))