Examples of individual sentences tagged by the Brill tagger 

We can fish.

We/PRP can/MD fish/VB

Time flies like an arrow.

Time/NNP flies/VBZ like/IN an/DT arrow/NN

Fruit flies like an apple.

Fruit/NNP flies/VBZ like/IN an/DT apple/NN

Flying planes can be dangerous.

Flying/NNP planes/NNS can/MD be/VB dangerous/JJ

Trials of selective gut decontamination have been mixed.

Trials/NNS of/IN selective/JJ gut/NN decontamination/NN have/VBP been/VBN mixed/VBN

The horse raced past the barn fell.

The/DT horse/NN raced/VBD past/JJ the/DT barn/NN fell/VBD

The letters sent yesterday did not have enough postage.

The/DT letters/NNS sent/VBD yesterday/NN did/VBD not/RB have/VB enough/JJ postage/NN

The letters that were sent yesterday did not have enough postage.

The/DT letters/NNS that/WDT were/VBD sent/VBN yesterday/NN did/VBD not/RB have/VB enough/JJ postage/NN

In exchange for the use of the land, the peasants owed the noble fees and a portion of the food they grew.

In/IN exchange/NN for/IN the/DT use/NN of/IN the/DT land/NN the/DT peasants/NNS owed/VBD the/DT noble/JJ fees/NNS and/CC a/DT portion/NN of/IN the/DT food/NN they/PRP grew/VBD

Driving a moving van is more difficult than driving a small car.

Driving/VBG a/DT moving/VBG van/NNP is/VBZ more/RBR difficult/JJ than/IN driving/VBG a/DT small/JJ car/NN

Hitting a moving target is not easy.

Hitting/VBG a/DT moving/VBG target/NN is/VBZ not/RB easy/JJ

Officials said that the hazards posed by fires and diseases had left the city with no choice but to use force on those who resisted.

Officials/NNS said/VBD that/IN the/DT hazards/NNS posed/VBN by/IN fires/NNS and/CC diseases/NNS had/VBD left/VBN the/DT city/NN with/IN no/DT choice/NN but/CC to/TO use/VB force/NN on/IN those/DT who/WP resisted/VBD

Widely available to the public and for commercial purposes only in the past decade or so, the Internet now has close to a billion users, estimates the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.

Widely/NN available/JJ to/TO the/DT public/JJ and/CC for/IN commercial/JJ purposes/NNS only/RB in/IN the/DT past/JJ decade/NN or/CC so,/VBG the/DT Internet/NNP now/RB has/VBZ close/RB to/TO a/DT billion/CD users,/NN estimates/VBZ the/DT Paris-based/JJ Organization/NNP of/IN Economic/NNP Cooperation/NNP and/CC Development/NNP

The piece, about a test of ultrasound eye examinations 400 kilometers above the planet, may demonstrate the lengths to which publishers of professional journals are going to keep their content relevant in an era of ubiquitous electronic communications that challenges their traditional subscription-based, print-on-paper business model.

The/DT piece,/NN about/IN a/DT test/NN of/IN ultrasound/NN eye/NN examinations/NNS 400/CD kilometers/NNS above/IN the/DT planet,/NN may/MD demonstrate/VB the/DT lengths/NNS to/TO which/WDT publishers/NNS of/IN professional/JJ journals/NNS are/VBP going/VBG to/TO keep/VB their/PRP$ content/NN relevant/JJ in/IN an/DT era/NN of/IN ubiquitous/JJ electronic/JJ communications/NNS that/IN challenges/NNS their/PRP$ traditional/JJ subscription-based,/JJ print-on-paper/JJ business/NN model/NN

Journalism involves investigating matters that the subject would rather not be publicized.

Journalism/NN involves/VBZ investigating/VBG matters/NNS that/IN the/DT subject/NN would/MD rather/RB not/RB be/VB publicized/VBN

Some agencies asked that the pictures not be given the usual credit line.

Some/DT agencies/NNS asked/VBD that/IN the/DT pictures/NNS not/RB be/VB given/VBN the/DT usual/JJ credit/NN line/NN

Despite her assurances, Kroes has had little success forcing Microsoft to fully comply with the ruling handed down by her predecessor in March 2004.

Despite/IN her/PRP$ assurances,/NNP Kroes/NNP has/VBZ had/VBN little/JJ success/NN forcing/VBG Microsoft/NNP to/TO fully/RB comply/VB with/IN the/DT ruling/NN handed/VBD down/RB by/IN her/PRP$ predecessor/NN in/IN March/NNP 2004/CD

Her antitrust officials are still assessing Microsoft's latest proposals for complying with that ruling, but she could not give a date for when the commission would announce whether they were acceptable, even though Microsoft submitted them over three months ago.

Her/PRP$ antitrust/JJ officials/NNS are/VBP still/RB assessing/VBG Microsoft's/NNP latest/JJS proposals/NNS for/IN complying/VBG with/IN that/DT ruling,/NN but/CC she/PRP could/MD not/RB give/VB a/DT date/NN for/IN when/WRB the/DT commission/NN would/MD announce/VB whether/IN they/PRP were/VBD acceptable,/NN even/RB though/IN Microsoft/NNP submitted/VBD them/PRP over/IN three/CD months/NNS ago./RB

Specifically, she said she shared Monti's concerns about Microsoft's habit of bundling separate pieces of software into its near-ubiquitous operating system, Windows.

Specifically,/NNP she/PRP said/VBD she/PRP shared/VBD Monti's/NNP concerns/NNS about/IN Microsoft's/NNP habit/NN of/IN bundling/VBG separate/JJ pieces/NNS of/IN software/NN into/IN its/PRP$ near-ubiquitous/JJ operating/NN system,/NNP Windows/NNP

Another part of the European Union's order required Microsoft to make available computer code for rival products to work better with Windows server software.

Another/DT part/NN of/IN the/DT European/NNP Union's/NNP order/NN required/VBN Microsoft/NNP to/TO make/VB available/JJ computer/NN code/NN for/IN rival/JJ products/NNS to/TO work/VB better/JJR with/IN Windows/NNP server/NN software/NN