Since armies abandoned the static warfare of forts and trenches, commanders have preferred to take the initiative rather than dig in. (Quelle: Der Spiegel ONLINE)
A huge driving-wheel and a shaft half-filled with rubbish showed the position of an abandoned mine. (Quelle: Projekt Gutenberg)
Barrymore's only indication had been that the stranger lived in one of these abandoned huts, and many hundreds of them are scattered throughout the length and breadth of the moor. (Quelle: Projekt Gutenberg)