Three more days went by in dreary inaction.
( ( Three ( more days ) ) ( ( went ( by ( in ( dreary inaction ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (CD Three) (JJR more) (NNS days)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN by) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ dreary) (NN inaction))))) (. .)))
The next three days were packed with action.
( ( The ( next ( three days ) ) ) ( ( were ( packed ( with action ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ next) (CD three) (NNS days)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN packed) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN action))))) (. .)))