In Doctrine 2.1 method EntityRepository#findBy() now accepts additional parameters for ordering, limit and offset.
Documentation: Working with objects – Querying by simple conditions
Example:
public function findBy(array $criteria, array $orderBy = null, $limit = null, $offset = null)
usage:
$myLimit = 30;
$myOffset = 20;
$product = $repository->findBy(
array('name' => 'foo'),
array('price' => 'ASC'),
$myLimit,
$myOffset
);