one in five

多数人使用动词的复数,但也有人使用单数:

1. One in five were scared of other prisoners. (LGSWE) 五个人之中有一人受到其他囚犯的恐吓。
2. One in five pairs of socks sold in Britain is made in Sherwood. 在英国出售的短袜五双之中有一双是在舍伍德生产的。