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am commencing
  • present progressive of commence (1st person singular).

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I see, or at least I am commencing to get a glimmer of those possibilities which Mr. Morehouse may have had in mind.

From Once to Every Man by Fischer, Anton Otto

Whenever I give one of those little stretches and swell up a bit that's a sign I am commencing to get wealthy.

From Billy Baxter's Letters, By William J. Kountz by Kountz, William J.

"I am commencing to think you are a bit of a mascot," said Barry laughing.

From The Second String by Gould, Nat

"I am commencing to believe that you are not so crazy as we have all thought," he said.

From The Mad King by Burroughs, Edgar Rice