COUNT keyword
To get amount of objects that query will return a COUNT keyword can be used
SQL Examples
db.ExecuteQuery("SELECT COUNT Person WHERE
LastName LIKE 'Pe%'")
With TOP and SKIP
db.ExecuteQuery("SELECT COUNT SKIP 2 TOP 3 Person
WHERE LastName LIKE 'Pe%'")
LINQ Example (database natively supports Count)
(from Person d in db where d["Number"]
== 255 select d).Count()