We can search for the most common plural nouns that come after the phrase one or two in the NOW corpus with:
one or two _NN2
1 ONE OR TWO THINGS 2789
I‘ve got one or two things to say.
2 ONE OR TWO PLAYERS 2676
3 ONE OR TWO PLACES 1561
4 ONE OR TWO GAMES 1337
5 ONE OR TWO OTHERS 979
6 ONE OR TWO CASES 849
7 ONE OR TWO GUYS 809
8 ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUALS 628
9 ONE OR TWO PERSONS 569
10 ONE OR TWO POINTS 555
11 ONE OR TWO DOSES 524
12 ONE OR TWO CHILDREN 499
13 ONE OR TWO GOALS 464
14 ONE OR TWO AREAS 459
15 ONE OR TWO EXCEPTIONS 449
16 ONE OR TWO TEAMS 416
17 ONE OR TWO MEMBERS 410
18 ONE OR TWO OCCASIONS 408
19 ONE OR TWO SHOTS 405
20 ONE OR TWO PIECES 403
21 ONE OR TWO STEPS 374
22 ONE OR TWO QUARTERS 332
23 ONE OR TWO CHANCES 330
24 ONE OR TWO ITEMS 326
25 ONE OR TWO ISSUES 324
26 ONE OR TWO SPELLS 310
27 ONE OR TWO COMPANIES 301
28 ONE OR TWO SONGS 301
29 ONE OR TWO SEATS 297
30 ONE OR TWO MOMENTS 294
31 ONE OR TWO CHANGES 285
32 ONE OR TWO DRINKS 284
33 ONE OR TWO MATCHES 277
34 ONE OR TWO SPOTS 276
35 ONE OR TWO LINES 272
36 ONE OR TWO GENERATIONS 265
37 ONE OR TWO COUNTRIES 256
38 ONE OR TWO DEGREES 253
39 ONE OR TWO WORDS 252
40 ONE OR TWO CLASSES 251
41 ONE OR TWO QUESTIONS 244
42 ONE OR TWO MISTAKES 243
43 ONE OR TWO KIDS 242
44 ONE OR TWO STUDENTS 240
45 ONE OR TWO INSTANCES 229
46 ONE OR TWO INCIDENTS 224
47 ONE OR TWO WOMEN 215
48 ONE OR TWO EPISODES 201
49 ONE OR TWO FRIENDS 191
50 ONE OR TWO PLAYS 191
The most common collocates of ‘one or two‘ in the COCA that are not plural nouns are ‘only and per‘. Other words may follow ‘one or two’ that are not plural nouns also. For example:
the mailman only delivers one or two a day.
Analog Science Fiction $26 Fact
Consumers may only do one or two of these transactions in their entire lifetime,
so it’s hard to impress the urgency and potential for tragedy.
Baltimore Sun
And then limit yourself to one or two per week.
We can search for a singular noun + or two in the NOW corpus with:
a _NN or two
1 A DAY OR TWO 21182
Can I just stay here just for a day or two until I remember?
2 A YEAR OR TWO 19261
3 A THING OR TWO 17911
4 A WEEK OR TWO 13251
5 A MONTH OR TWO 8222
6 A MINUTE OR TWO 4849
7 A DECADE OR TWO 2316
8 A GAME OR TWO 2259
9 A SECOND OR TWO 1795
10 A GENERATION OR TWO 1200
11 A DRINK OR TWO 1179
12 A STEP OR TWO 1177
13 A GLASS OR TWO 1151noun
14 A SEASON OR TWO 1144
15 A NIGHT OR TWO 1113
16 A MOMENT OR TWO 1100
17 A LESSON OR TWO 1069
18 A NOTCH OR TWO 969
19 A POINT OR TWO 920
20 A TIME OR TWO 918
21 A WORD OR TWO 882
22 A SHOWER OR TWO 820
23 A GOAL OR TWO 782
24 A DEGREE OR TWO 781
25 A PLAYER OR TWO 724
26 A TEAR OR TWO 677
27 A PEG OR TWO 649
28 A LINE OR TWO 638
29 A SURPRISE OR TWO 604
30 A TRICK OR TWO 600
31 A SONG OR TWO 591
32 A BEER OR TWO 579
33 A MILE OR TWO 558
34 A BOTTLE OR TWO 515
35 A FOOT OR TWO 514
36 A DOLLAR OR TWO 495
37 A FRIEND OR TWO 476
38 A SENTENCE OR TWO 472
39 A QUARTER OR TWO 466
40 A HALF OR TWO 435
41 A DROP OR TWO 424
42 A WIN OR TWO 390
43 A BLOCK OR TWO 377
44 A PINT OR TWO 373
45 A QUESTION OR TWO 353
46 A PAGE OR TWO 347
47 A JOKE OR TWO 345
48 A STORY OR TWO 345
49 A BUCK OR TWO 337
50 A SHOT OR TWO 335
an …
1 AN HOUR OR TWO 7557
If you can determine the type of stroke within an hour or two,
you can give medication to massively reduce the damage to the brain.
2 AN INCH OR TWO 1599
3 AN EPISODE OR TWO 505
4 AN EYEBROW OR TWO 220
5 AN INJURY OR TWO 187