I have known him for only a few years but he has become a dear friend.
1	I	I	PRON	PERS-P1SG-NOM	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	PRES-AUX	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	PERF	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PERS-P3SG-ACC	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	_
6	only	only	ADV	_	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	IND-PL	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	IND-PL	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	PL-NOM	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	_	13	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PERS-P3SG-NOM	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	PRES-AUX	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	become	become	VERB	PERF	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	dear	dear	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	friend	friend	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	3	punct	_	_
