Small towns like Louisian lay scattered all over the Oil Fields; the main train line branched between them.
( ( ( ( ( ( Small towns ) ( like Louisian ) ) ( lay ( scattered ( all ( over ( the ( Oil Fields ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( the ( main ( train line ) ) ) ( branched ( between them ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (JJ Small) (NNS towns)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNP Louisian)))) (VP (VBD lay) (VP (VBN scattered) (PP (DT all) (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NNP Oil) (NNP Fields)))))) (: ;) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN train) (NN line)) (VP (VBN branched) (PP (IN between) (NP (PRP them))))) (. .)))
There were a lot of small towns in the oil fields.
( There ( ( were ( ( a lot ) ( of ( ( small towns ) ( in ( the ( oil fields ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lot)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ small) (NNS towns)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (NN oil) (NNS fields))))))) (. .)))