think a lot of

Idioms  

1. Also,. Have a good opinion of, regard very favorably, as in I think a lot of my daughter-in-law, or He didn't think highly of this company, or Dean thought the world of his youngest. These expressions use think in the sense of “regard” or “value,” a usage dating from the late 1300s. For antonyms, see not think much of; think little of.

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Example Sentences

For instance, in that same 1970 essay, Kurosawa wanders into thoughts on moviemaking far from Japan, writing appreciatively of the young audiences who turn up for his films at Paris’s Cinémathèque Française—not because he wishes to bask in their reverence but because it makes him “think a lot of good filmmakers will come out of that scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"He's a very honest person and I think a lot of people buy into that, pretty much instantly."

From BBC

“Now I think a lot of us feel doomed.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"The first big flood that I remember was back in 2008, I think a lot of people would remember that and there was a lot of houses flooded here, both in Riverside and Massereene Street," Elder said.

From BBC

“It looks very strong and powerful, but at the same time, knowing that one day it is going to wither and die, I think this captures almost like this smothered passion … or this love that is right beneath the surface. I think a lot of the meaning was representative of both XG and myself.”

From Los Angeles Times