Example sentences of "always been [adj] of [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He 's always been fond of animals and spent much of his life working for their welfare .
2 I 've always been fond of animals and it interests me to have them about to look at .
3 I know it sounds nutty but I 've always been frightened of cranes .
4 The Academy has always been suspicious of comedians , from Charlie Chaplin ( three nominations , no Oscars ) and Danny Kaye ( no nominations ) to Robin Williams ( two recent no-hope nominations , for Good Morning , Vietnam and Dead Poets Society ) .
5 Amis 's novels have always been full of opinions , and have , I think , become prone to a marked ambiguity of effect , especially with regard to questions of gender and race .
6 ‘ I was born in Holland , and have always been terrified of chainsaws .
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