my $counter = 0;
while ($counter < $limit) {
    my $item = shift @work_queue;
    my $thingy = some_function($item);
    if ($thingy ne 'PARTY') {
        ++$counter;
        next;
    }
    # more code if $thingy ne 'PARTY'
    ++$counter; # thanks ikegami
}

##</code><code>##

my $counter = 0;
while ($counter < $limit) {
    my $item = shift @work_queue;
    my $thingy = some_function($item);
    next if $thingy ne 'PARTY';
    # more code if $thingy ne 'PARTY'
}
continue { ++$counter; }

##</code><code>##

if ($condition1) {
    # statement 1
    # statement 2
    # statement 3
    next;
}
# more code
if ($condition2) {
    # statement 1
    # statement 2
    # statement 3
    next;
}

##</code><code>##

next if $condition1;
# more code
next if $condition2;