The phrase "a friend during a" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a context where you are describing a specific situation or event where someone was a friend, but it needs additional information to be fully clear.
Example: "She was a friend during a challenging time in my life."
Alternatives: "a companion in a" or "a supporter throughout a".
"Just close your eyes and enjoy the music," he once told a friend during a performance of "The Flying Dutchman".
Years ago in conversation with a friend during a seminar on reading and writing, we discussed a method of annotating texts.
A man who had been drinking and smoking marijuana shot and killed a friend during a Super Bowl party in Riverside, Mo.
He is alleged to have said that he met a friend during a visit to Croatia, for a NATO meeting, to discuss a possible business opportunity.
Chloe Gilbert, 15, became unwell shortly after eating lunch with a friend during a shopping trip to Bath city centre on 5 March.
"I've been here for two days," he wrote to a friend during a stay in 1847, "and, if I continue to be as bored as this, I shall be back in Milan immediately".
Mustafa Almuna, center, shares a laugh with a friend during an after-prayer meal at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in Detroit on Nov. 6, 2016.
He gave a 14-year-old, Jamie Quinn, 11 months in prison for slapping a friend during an argument, after the friend slapped her.
"Those claims are absolutely true," Carson told Fox News' Megyn Kelly of the story in his bestselling memoir, Gifted Hands, that his bad temper caused him to throw a knife at a friend during an argument over music.
"When you have a personal connection to an issue, you fight even harder to get [the legislation] through the system". The new law will provide limited immunity to up to two individuals under the age of 21 who seek assistance for, and remain with, a friend during an alcohol-related emergency.
In a time where we a seeking out Muslim allies, a friend during gloomy times, here is a country with a population that is 80% Muslim that genuinely and overwhelmingly loves us.
