'V over n' - Construction 13

Name: the descend over construction
Description: An abstract entity starts to affect something.
Verbs: descend, fall, wash
Example: The Dark Times were again descending over the universe. (BNC)
Membership: figurative 'over'; relation; entity
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Logical relations. Roles: NP1: Influencer; NP2: Influenced
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