Arsenic would put poor Emily out of the way just as well as strychnine. 
( Arsenic ( ( would ( ( ( ( ( ( put ( poor Emily ) ) out ) ( of ( the way ) ) ) just ) ( as ( well as ) ) ) strychnine ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Arsenic)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VP (VB put) (NP (JJ poor) (NNS Emily)) (PRT (RP out)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN way))) (ADVP (RB just))) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as)) (VP (VB strychnine)))) (. .)))
Neither arsenic nor strychnine would be effective on Emily.
( ( Neither ( ( arsenic nor ) strychnine ) ) ( ( would ( be ( effective ( on Emily ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (CC Neither) (NP (NN arsenic)) (CC nor) (NP (NN strychnine))) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB be) (ADJP (JJ effective) (PP (IN on) (NP (NNP Emily)))))) (. .)))