'V on n' - Construction 13

Name: the converge on construction
Description: An entity moves to a thing or a place. This may be figurative.
Verbs: close, converge, descend, devolve, embark, encroach, fall, rain, settle, trespass, bear down, close in, creep up, move in, rain down, sneak up
Example: Over 60 pickers converged on the ten-acre vineyard to gather a harvest… (BNC)
Membership: focus ''on'; entity on focus
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Location change. Roles: NP1: Mover-physical; NP2: Location
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