AppleScript: How to pass control to dialog when it is opened using do script

I am running the following AppleScript:
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro" to activate
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
          do script "app.execMenuItem(\"GeneralPrefs\");"
  delay 2
          tell application "System Events"
                    tell process "Acrobat"
                              click button "OK" of window "Preferences"
                    end tell
          end tell
end tell
This properly opens the Preferences dialog/window. This part does work. However, then, the script gets stuck and waits until the window closes for continuing. And then, it is no longer possible to click the OK button…
Am I missing something, and how can I get controls back to the AppleScript when the dialog window has opened?
Any advice is highly appreciated.
Max Wyss.

I am running the following AppleScript:
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro" to activate
tell application "Adobe Acrobat Pro"
          do script "app.execMenuItem(\"GeneralPrefs\");"
  delay 2
          tell application "System Events"
                    tell process "Acrobat"
                              click button "OK" of window "Preferences"
                    end tell
          end tell
end tell
This properly opens the Preferences dialog/window. This part does work. However, then, the script gets stuck and waits until the window closes for continuing. And then, it is no longer possible to click the OK button…
Am I missing something, and how can I get controls back to the AppleScript when the dialog window has opened?
Any advice is highly appreciated.
Max Wyss.

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