( ( Most fish ) ( ( ( can only ) ( survive ( ( a ( short ( time out ) ) ) ( of water ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJS Most) (NN fish)) (VP (MD can) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VB survive) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN time) (RP out)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN water)))))) (. .)))
Most fish can only survive a short time out of water.
(ROOT (S (NP (JJS Most) (NNS people)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB survive) (NP (QP (RB only) (DT a) (JJ few)) (NNS days)) (PP (IN without) (NP (NN water))))) (. .)))