Scotland became little more than an English county.
( Scotland ( ( ( became ( little more ) ) ( than ( an ( English county ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Scotland)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (RB little) (JJR more)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT an) (JJ English) (NN county)))) (. .)))
Scotland was hardly better than an English county as England no longer allowed them an army.
( Scotland ( ( ( was ( ( hardly better ) ( than ( an ( English county ) ) ) ) ) ( as ( England ( ( no longer ) ( allowed ( them ( an army ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Scotland)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (ADJP (RB hardly) (JJR better)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT an) (JJ English) (NN county)))) (SBAR (IN as) (S (NP (NNP England)) (ADVP (RB no) (RB longer)) (VP (VBD allowed) (S (NP (PRP them)) (NP (DT an) (NN army))))))) (. .)))