[dj]

Hi:

To get the bars you want separated from the rest, use the Layout tab of the Main Palette toolbar, then select the Page Layout toolbar (the white "page" icon with the arrow on it).

Use "Force system break" and "Keep measure with previous" to set up where you want bars 35 through 39.

As to the repeats, yes, you could use the set you have laid out; it does make musical sense. I, personally, would use a "start repeat" barline at bar 3, then an "end repeat" barline after bar 34, with a first ending from bar 27 to 34 and a second ending from bar 35 to the end. Perhaps a little more complicated to set up, but clearer for the performer, I think.

Good luck.

David