This was no way to speak to a close and long-time friend.

Most of the calls came from long-time personal friends and former professional colleagues.

This courtesy is almost always not used between long-time friends.

Many prisoners were long-time friends of partisan families before the war.

Whatever transpired between the two long-time friends must be really serious.

The two became long-time friends and have collaborated on many projects.

Long-time friends say what they remember most about him as a youth is his shyness.

Elizabeth Taylor, a long-time friend, said she can't imagine life without him.

Nixon did so, and the prosecutor, a long-time friend of the judge's, dropped the case.

The press noted that Harwood was a long-time friend of the president's.