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The phrase "afraid they would become" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a fear or concern about a potential change in someone's state or behavior.
Example: "She was afraid they would become distant if they moved to different cities."
Alternatives: "worried they might turn into" or "concerned they could evolve into".
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Cathy Bobadilla decided not to tell her two children why classes were canceled at Walnut Park Elementary, afraid they would become too anxious — especially after they had seen news coverage of the San Bernardino massacre.
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About midway through the eighty-minute set, Burr tells a story about how his father didn't want his kids getting hugged because he was afraid they'd become gay.
Interviewees were also afraid that they would become pregnant during a period where they had poor control.
They were apparently afraid they would get into trouble.
That's when I realized people are pissed off with the government and we needed more people doing crazy stuff so that they would become afraid of us".
That's when I realised people are pissed off with the government and we needed more people doing crazy stuff so that they would become afraid of us".
They would become a national laughing stock.
They would become de-contextualised.
He had been afraid they would have to leave.
We were afraid they would kill all the Kachin people".
"Some were afraid they would be used," Julliard acknowledges.
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