for ( @some_array ) {
    if ( $_ eq 'foo' ) {
        print "skipping foo\n";
        next;
    }
    if ( $_ eq 'bar' ) {
        handle_bar($_);
        next;
    }
    handle_rest($_);
}

##</code><code>##

for ( @some_array ) { ... }
# to
my $index = -1;
while ( ++$index <= $#some_array ) { ... }

##</code><code>##

my $flag;
my $index = -1;
while ( ++$index <= $#some_array ) {
    if ( $_ eq 'foo' ) {
        $flag = 'foo';
        print "skipping foo\n";
        last;        
    }
    if ( $_ eq 'bar' ) {
        $flag = 'bar';
        handle_bar($_);
        last;
    }
    handle_rest($_);
}
if ( $flag eq 'foo' ) {
    while ( ++$index <= $#some_array ) {
        if ( $_ eq 'bar' ) {
            handle_bar($_);
            last;
        }
        handle_rest($_);
    }
}
else {
    while ( ++$index <= $#some_array ) {
        if ( $_ eq 'foo' ) {
            print "skipping foo\n";
            last;
        }
        handle_rest($_);
    }
}
while ( ++$index <= $#some_array ) {
    handle_rest($_);
}