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.
(..) Well, if that's his choice, he's earned it. Let's just get him back on the Mile. Am I happy to see you. You were gone so long. Wild Bill's making noise like he's waking up. - What the hell happened to him? - He's hurting, Dean. He's hurting bad. Okay, John. We gonna... (..)1999 The Green Mile
(..) KLAUS: Katie! Cora! MAN: You love your sister? You make any noise, you know what happens. Good morning, Estelle. OLD MAN: How am I looking, Paul? - That's better. That's better. HECTOR: (..)1999 The Green Mile