And there was me.
( And ( there ( ( was me ) . ) ) )
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (PRP me))) (. .)))
I wasn't present.
( I ( ( ( was n't ) present ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (RB n't) (ADJP (JJ present))) (. .)))