The phrase "before we look forward" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to indicate that one should first discuss a topic in more detail before moving on to a new one. For example, "Let's go over this week's data before we look forward to next week's projections."
We appreciate Mr. Zuckerberg's willingness to testify before the committee, and we look forward to him answering our questions on April 11th.
The Trust has already published its own account of events, which took place well before Lord Patten's arrival, and we look forward to answering fully and openly further questions at Monday's PAC hearing.
"We continue to believe we are in full compliance with the settlement agreement, and we look forward to demonstrating that before the review commission" which has the power to modify OSHA penalties, BP said in a statement.
"We look forward to that but before that we have a big game against Newcastle that we're really looking forward to and tonight's result will be important going into that".
"As I said before, I look forward to the opportunity to rebut all claims Mr Morris will be making in court".
"I've done it before, and I look forward to doing it here".
I hadn't heard that before, but I look forward to going even more now".
Rather, he offers "hints and provocations, written in the spirit that holds hints, diffused clues and indirections as the most we can look forward to before returning to the work itself — to Dylan's work".
The preface also states ominously that what follows will be a load of "hints and provocations, written in the spirit that holds hints, diffused clues, and indirections as the most we can look forward to before returning to the work itself — to Dylan's work and to each of our own".
