They became friends and later on friendship turned into love.
So she said nothing, not wanting to trade on her friendship.
He might have known you wouldn't consider him a suspect, based on your old friendship.
It would put too great a burden on our friendship.
And it was even more difficult when that choice seemed to have been based on friendship rather than cold facts.
"I could not make this decision on politics and personal friendships," the mayor said.
To go in now would be to shut the door forever on any possible help or friendship.
"Do you know what they call men who depend on friendship to keep them alive?"
I told him it would have no impact on our friendship.
Their relationship appeared to evolve to be based more on friendship than sexual love.