A moment or two example sentences

I watched, amazed; in less than a minute he had turned the tap far enough to produce a trickle of water, and after a moment or two achieved the full flow.But in a moment or two he hopped up to the ivory perch and said, “What is the joke?” ''There's no joke,” said September, “but some of mamma's cats are prowling about tonight, and I think you're much safer in there.