(S (S (ADVP (ADVP (RBR Earlier)) (BASENP (DT this) (NN week))) (S (BASENP (NN 11) (JJ elderly) (NNS people)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN burned) (PP (IN on) (NP (BASENP (NN suspicion)) (PP (IN of) (BASENP (NN witchcraft)))))))))) (PERIOD .))