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.
(..) Is it bright? Is it too bright? Lots of distractions in surgery. Blood everywhere... ooh! And out of nowhere, there could come a noise to just break your concentration! a drum line in the O.R.! Done. Mm? (..)2010 TvShow: Scrubs Title: Our Thanks Season: 9 Episode 13