1.   He said the talks could stretch into next year.

2.   Talks could stretch into next year, he said.

3.   While its negotiations with Wit gained speed since that committee began its work, the talks have stretched over a year, people involved in the transaction said.

4.   But the talks stretched into Tuesday night, and a similar agreement reached Monday collapsed immediately.

5.   He had been scheduled to leave early Saturday, but the talks stretched into the afternoon, indicating that both sides recognized the need to strike a compromise.

6.   Talks stretched into the night.

7.   The second round of Kosovo peace talks stretched into a third day Wednesday with no apparent progress in convincing Serb delegates to accept a deal or face NATO bombardment.

8.   But as the talks stretched on into the evening it became clear that little headway was being made.

9.   The talks stretched from the afternoon into the evening in a pastel orange, two-story private house across the street from the rebel-held Japanese residence.