Nine months earlier (before the child could talk), the family had taken the same walk.
( ( ( Nine months ) earlier ) ( ( -LRB- ( ( before ( ( the child ) ( could talk ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ( , ( ( the family ) ( ( had ( taken ( the ( same walk ) ) ) ) . ) ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (ADVP (NP (CD Nine) (NNS months)) (RBR earlier)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (SBAR (IN before) (S (NP (DT the) (NN child)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB talk))))) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN family)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN taken) (NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN walk)))) (. .)))
The family had only ever taken the walk one time.
( ( The family ) ( ( ( had only ) ( ever ( taken ( the ( walk ( one time ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN family)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (ADVP (RB ever)) (VBN taken) (NP (DT the) (NN walk) (CD one) (NN time)))) (. .)))