'V to n' - Construction 34

Name: the journey to somewhere construction
Description: A person moves somewhere.
Verbs: ascend, come, commute, cross, defect, divert, emigrate, escape, get, go, gravitate, immigrate, journey, move, repair, report, retire, return, rise, transfer, withdraw, back up, come round, come up, cuddle up, go along, go around, report back, rise up, run away
Example: Initially Stan journeyed to Glasgow every day... (BNC)
Membership: place/time 'to'; place; individual
Semantic fields and roles: Field: Location change. Roles: NP1: Mover-physical; NP2: Location
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