Looping this routine/function for specific amount of times

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Newbie here! How do I loop the following routine/function for n[/n] times?
* *lcd.noBlink(); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print(char(8))*16; lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print(char(8))*16; delay(500); lcd.blink(); lcd.setCursor(0,0); lcd.print(char(8))*16; lcd.setCursor(0,1); lcd.print(char(8))*16; delay(500);* *
And for your information, char(8) originates from:
* *byte all_shaded[8] = { B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111,B11111, };* *
* *lcd.createChar (8, all_shaded);* *
By referring to the declaration and setup I've made, how do I go around repeating/looping the first quote for a specific number of times? So the bigger idea is like the LCD display goes all shaded, wait for 0.5s then goes off simulating the blinking function, and so on for n times.