She started 'making noises''about' running for office. [=she started saying things that showed she was thinking about running for office]
Politicians are 'making (all) the right noises' about improving the schools, but they don't want to spend any money to do it.
Congress has been 'making' (a lot of) 'noise' about lowering taxes, but no one expects it to happen.
(..) Come on, hey! ( deep, resonating whirring ) Help! Help! Help! Help! ( yelling ) ( noise dies away ) Oh, for... What did you do wrong this time? I don't know. I calibrated the drive... (..)2001 Monsters, Inc.