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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A great number of emigres arrived daily from the mainland , left homeless and often destitute of all worldly possessions.
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But not the drift to the mainland for work for the young men.
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The mainland of Britain is still their most likely destination.
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The familiar mainland gripe of skill shortages is rarely heard in Northern Ireland.
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To reach the mainland from Anglesey, vehicles must go over the Menai Bridge where any road barrier could not be avoided.
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Tor suggests we try to stop in the small bay where we will touch the mainland .
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When the new shops open, they also have that all too rare mainland commodity - customers - and plenty of them.