The phrase "as a friend also" is not entirely correct and may sound awkward in written English.
It can be used when expressing a sentiment of friendship in addition to another role or relationship, but it may require rephrasing for clarity.
Example: "I appreciate your support, and I want you to know that I value you as a friend also."
Alternatives: "as a friend too" or "in addition as a friend".
They were offered $35 worth of free lessons at Arthur Murray's, and she, as a friend, also was eligible for them.
Ranjit De Roy, who has lived in Sen's apartment building in Elmhurst, Queens, for the last four years and counted him as a friend, also spoke.
Be there for your brother, and remain sure they know you as a friend also.
Nash not only led Wangaratta to a premiership but, as a favour to a friend, also coached another country side, Greta in 1946, leading them to a premiership in the Ovens and King Football League, becoming one of the few people to have coached two different teams to a premiership in the same season.
He cites a friend, also a filmmaker, as an example.
The sergeant, whom Mr. Kerik described as a close friend, also made calls from his Police Department office and telephone between May and October 2001, amounting to no more than about an hour of work time, the settlement said.
Turkey, which Mr. Assad had once counted as a friend, has also castigated him, given sanctuary to an insurgent group and threatened further action.
In fact, I am writing as a friend who also took issue with what he said, in unscripted conversation with a Times reporter, a short while after the ghastly assault by Muslim fanatics on our public transport system.
Neville will be aware that he has been hired by someone who he counts as a friend but also a business partner and that will be interpreted by some as reflecting a decision not made on merit or solely for the good of Valencia.
STELLARES aims to treat every colleague as a friend, while also maintaining a high professional bar.
"Words cannot describe my feelings of loss primarily as a friend but also as an Evertonian," current club chairman Kenwright said.
