'V on n' - Construction 14

Name: the pounce on construction
Description: A person attacks a person.
Verbs: dump, fire, jump, lean, pounce, prey, round, set, stamp, swoop, trample, turn, clamp down, come down, crack down, gang up
Example: …when two men pounced on him, demanding cash… (BNC)
Membership: affected 'on'; person on person
Semantic fields and roles:
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