'V on n' - Construction 20

Name: the beat on construction
Description: An entity exerts pressure or a blow on another entity.
Verbs: bang, beat, clatter, clunk, drum, grate, hammer, impact, knock, pound, press, pull, rap, rest, stamp, strum, tap, thump, trample, tread, bear down, beat up
Example: I'll camp outside your cottage and beat on your door night and day… (BNC)
Membership: affected 'on'; entity on entity
Semantic fields and roles:
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