“Eschewing passive voyeurism or manipulative choreography, the photographer genuinely wanted to understand and befriend these artists.”

“So they had this informant befriend me and tip me off that I was being monitored.”

“To combat this, the charity runs a buddy scheme, whereby volunteers befriend patients, offering support and companionship.”

“I don't know if it's a good idea to friend him, since he rage quits a lot.”

“The popular children's story is about an affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur who befriends a spider named Charlotte.”

“On a mission to win Mrs. Creswell over for Raymond, Archie befriends the elderly woman and the two become close pals.”

“Guilt-ridden, Lou befriends Sally by handling the funeral arrangements and charming her with an expensive dinner.”

“Since the article and subsequent events, I've been friended by 5 more librarians, only one of which was a previous acquaintance.”

“I noticed today that about 17 people have friended me and I never friended them back.”

“The only thing is Melissa came across me via this blog rather than from within Myspace itself, but I friended her anyway because she seems nice.”