In Verbs^x, Marriage^x, Constructions^x

Hi, Mr.P, I had to run and I didn't quote the examples Garner used. He says, "In this construction, a singular verb is required. But writers frequently get it wrong—e.g.: "Only one in five believe the Clintons did anything wrong in Whitewater." "The Polls," Dayton Daily News, 13...

Interesting and thorny topic, that! "usually" is the keyword. It appears to me that "for" is the only really common alternative to "of" in these constructions, with an occasional "to" or "with" or some other preposition. And it always depends on the verb, of course. Some take only "of"; some...